Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,129 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,918 (0.6%)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calvert County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.
Cities in this county include: Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point
, Ashton-Sandy Spring
, Chesapeake Beach
, Paramount-Long Meadow
, Calvert Beach-Long Beach
, Huntingtown
, Dunkirk
, North Beach
, Lusby
, Solomons
.
2005 air pollution in Calvert County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Anne Arundel County
, Charles County
, Prince George's County
, St. Mary's County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Calvert County: Calvert
County Landfill
(A),
Calvert County Industrial Park
(B),
Holland Cliff
(C),
Bay Breeze Girl Scout Camp
(D),
Bayfield Farm
(E),
Williams Wharf
(F),
Boyds Farm
(G),
Neeld Estate
(H),
Leitch Wharf
(I),
Cove Camp
(J),
Dukes Wharf
(K),
Rolling Hill Farm
(L),
Norris Cove Camp
(M),
Drum Point Lighthouse
(N),
Lyons Creek Wharf
(O),
Sames Industrial Center
(P),
Kings Landing Pier
(Q),
Camp Roosevelt
(R),
Twin Shields Golf Course
(S),
Camp Conoy
(T)
Churches in Calvert County include: All
Saints Church
(A),
Saint Edmonds Church
(B),
Saint Johns Church
(C),
Asberry Church
(D),
Saint Lukes Church
(E),
Plum Point Church
(F),
Saint Pauls Church
(G),
Seventh Day Adventist Church
(H),
Bethel Way of the Cross Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Johns Cemetery
(1),
Brooks Cemetery
(2),
All Saints Cemetery
(3),
Christ Church Cemetery
(4),
Middleham Cemetery
(5),
Central Methodist Cemetery
(6),
Asberry Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Webster
Ponds
(A),
Wilbur Pond
(B),
Hagerstown City Park Lake
(C),
Cove Lake
(D),
Cove Point Marsh
(E),
Cypress Swamp
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Island
Creek
(A),
Fishing Creek
(B),
Rock Creek
(C),
Caney Creek
(D),
Schoolhouse Branch
(E),
Cabin Branch
(F),
Hellen Creek
(G),
Hunting Creek
(H),
Parkers Creek
(I)
Parks in Calvert County include: American
Chestnut Land Trust
(1),
Calvert Cliffs State Park
(2),
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp County Sanctuary
(3),
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary
(4),
Jefferson Patterson Historical Park
(5),
Route 260 Recreation Area
(6),
Cove Point Park
(7),
Kings Landing Park
(8),
Hallowing Point Park
(9)
Beach: Cove
Point Beach
(A).
Post offices: Port
Republic Post Office
(A),
Barstow Post Office
(B),
Sunderland Post Office
(C),
Dowell Post Office
(D),
Broomes Island Post Office
(E),
Lusby Post Office
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,148
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,643 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Calvert
County: |
2.2% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 325
- 1990
to 1994: 166
- 1985
to 1989: 164
- 1980
to 1984: 134
- 1975
to 1979: 172
- 1970
to 1974: 118
- 1970
to 1974: 224
- 1965
to 1969: 340
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Mean travel time to work: 39.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 24,466
- One,
attached: 1,161
- Two:
248
- 3
or 4: 83
- 5
to 9: 99
- 10
to 19: 374
- 20
or more: 457
- Mobile
homes: 676
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Calvert County with a mortgage: 16,680 (2,470 second mortgage, 2,122 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,687 Agriculture
in Calvert County
Average size of farms: 94 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10105
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $209.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12509
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30516
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.23
Corn for grain: 5253 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1756 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4191 harvested acres
Vegetables: 262 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acresCalvert
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 123 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(22%)
- Public
administration (14%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Utilities
(7%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Public
administration (16%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Construction
(4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Engineers
(5%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Business
operations specialists (4%)
- Child
care workers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(11%)
- Canada
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Philippines
(7%)
- India
(7%)
- Italy
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Calvert County:
|
- Irish
(15%)
- German
(15%)
- English
(12%)
- United
States or American (12%)
- Italian
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 29,150 (78%)
- Carpooled:
6,035 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 446 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 34 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
4 (0%)
- Taxi:
4 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
12 (0%)
- Bicycle:
18 (0%)
- Walked:
282 (1%)
- Other
means: 197 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,369 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Calvert County, Maryland
- 323
people in nursing homes
- 136
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 43
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 41
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 21
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9
people in religious group quarters
- 6
people in other group homes
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $75,604.
7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,243 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.32% | | Maryland
average: | 7.95% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($928 average AGI)
| Calvert
County: |
0.11% | | Maryland
average: | 0.25% |
4.93% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($39,611 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($19,704 average AGI)
| Calvert
County: |
2.29% | | Maryland
average: | 3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
1.55% ($57,899 average AGI) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
1.04% ($67,788) |
| from
St. Mary's County, MD
|
0.89% ($48,196) |
| from
Charles County, MD
|
0.78% ($58,028) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.26% ($78,605) |
| from
Fairfax County, VA
|
0.21% ($85,791) |
| from
Howard County, MD
|
0.09% ($53,517) |
7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,502 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.12% | | Maryland
average: | 8.13% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($606 average AGI)
| Calvert
County: |
0.09% | | Maryland
average: | 0.13% |
3.52% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($23,332 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($29,564 average AGI)
| Calvert
County: |
3.51% | | Maryland
average: | 3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
St. Mary's County, MD
|
1.06% ($48,307 average AGI) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.83% ($47,502) |
| to
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.46% ($39,815) |
| to
Charles County, MD
|
0.30% ($43,276) |
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.16% ($27,865) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.14% ($61,023) |
| to
Fairfax County, VA
|
0.10% ($62,727) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Calvert County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Calvert County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Calvert County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,313 (7,276 aged, 1,037 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 73,983
- In
family households: 67,472 (15,954 male householders, 4,251 female householders)
16,703
spouses, 25,651 children (23,198 natural, 821 adopted, 1,632 stepchildren), 1,470 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 483 parents, 1,240 other relatives, 1,370 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,511 (2,539 male householders (1,946 living alone)), 2,684 female householders (2,209 living alone)), 1,288 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 580 (476 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,977 2-persons, 4,671 3-persons, 5,032 4-persons, 2,335 5-persons, 881 6-persons, 309 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,155 1-person, 899 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
16,440 married couples with children.
3,566 single-parent households (1,042 men, 2,524 women).
95.8% of residents of Calvert County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $355,016,000 ($4105 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,712,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $222,032,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,479,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,375,000
Federal grants: $41,620,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,324,000 ($3,934,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,187,000 ($3,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,725,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $149,092,000
Federal Government insurance: $119,077,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,368
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 71
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,714
| Here: |
31 per 1000 residents | | State: | 41
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +267
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +10,556
| Here: |
+120 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Calvert County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,135
- 1995
to 1998: 4,171
- 1990
to 1994: 5,032
- 1980
to 1989: 6,374
- 1970
to 1979: 4,941
- 1960
to 1969: 2,015
- 1950
to 1959: 1,299
- 1940
to 1949: 1,179
- 1939
or earlier: 1,430
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Calvert County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 70
- 3
rooms: 338
- 4
rooms: 983
- 5
rooms: 2,618
- 6
rooms: 4,395
- 7
rooms: 4,026
- 8
rooms: 4,103
- 9
or more rooms: 5,136
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calvert County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 85
- 2
rooms: 218
- 3
rooms: 534
- 4
rooms: 746
- 5
rooms: 840
- 6
rooms: 574
- 7
rooms: 410
- 8
rooms: 185
- 9
or more rooms: 179
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calvert County:
|
- no
bedroom: 7
- 1
bedroom: 300
- 2
bedrooms: 2,265
- 3
bedrooms: 10,829
- 4
bedrooms: 6,494
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,781
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Calvert County:
|
- no
bedroom: 103
- 1
bedroom: 791
- 2
bedrooms: 1,092
- 3
bedrooms: 1,394
- 4
bedrooms: 289
- 5
or more bedrooms: 102
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Calvert County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 432
- 1
vehicle: 3,671
- 2
vehicles: 9,723
- 3
vehicles: 5,473
- 4
vehicles: 1,681
- 5
or more vehicles: 696
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Calvert County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 499
- 1
vehicle: 1,730
- 2
vehicles: 1,092
- 3
vehicles: 351
- 4
vehicles: 60
- 5
or more vehicles: 39
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59% of Calvert County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Maryland.
| Calvert
County: |
59.2% | | State
average: |
57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 37437
- Northeast:
8387
- Midwest:
3410
- South:
20739
- West:
2280
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(65%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(69%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Utility
gas (5%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 929
| Here: |
8.5% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 387
| Here: |
7.6% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 394
| Here: |
15.3% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
Calvert
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,011,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $11,712,000
All Other: $8,753,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $4,209,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,307,000
Sewerage: $2,771,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $1,837,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,236,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,360,000
Fire Protection: $1,009,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000,000
Housing & Community Development: $939,000
General: $853,000
Corrections - Other: $331,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $14,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $145,189,000
General - Other: $17,887,000
Solid Waste Management: $11,305,000
Regular Highways: $7,308,000
Police Protection: $6,352,000
Corrections - Other: $5,616,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,357,000
Central Staff Services: $3,950,000
General Public Buildings: $3,084,000
Financial Administration: $2,845,000
Sewerage: $2,571,000
Welfare - Other: $2,192,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,130,000
Water Utilities: $2,020,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,893,000
Fire Protection: $1,865,000
Libraries: $1,826,000
Housing & Community Development: $938,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $649,000
Health Services - Other: $441,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,006,000
Public Welfare: $1,064,000
Education: $925,000
Transit Utilities: $123,000
Housing & Community Development: $88,000
Health & Hospitals: $17,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,438,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,316,000
General: $520,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $2,445,000
Welfare: $65,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,011,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $57,379,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $41,010,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $39,793,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,219,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $47,583,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $42,971,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $53,802,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,577,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,258,000
Other, NEC: $1,462,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $4,779,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,182,000
Rents: $1,182,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,254,000
Natural Resource - Other: $726,000
Police Protection: $259,000
Financial Administration: $158,000
General - Other: $91,000
Judicial: $77,000
Central Staff: $39,000
General Public Building: $37,000
Regular Highways: $28,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Health - Other: $10,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $93,310,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $2,177,000
Transit Utilities: $108,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,802,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $63,592,000
All Other: $7,647,000
Highways: $3,633,000
Public Welfare: $1,833,000
General Support: $396,000
Transit Utilities: $368,000
Health & Hospitals: $63,000
Housing & Community Development: $42,000
- Tax
- Property: $87,205,000
Individual Income: $46,482,000
NEC: $12,265,000
Other Selective Sales: $726,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $130,528,000
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