Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,252 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,060 (0.9%)
Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carroll County is $791 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $950 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1220 a month.
Cities in this county include: Suitland-Silver Hill
, Eldersburg
, Westminster
, Mount Airy
, Taneytown
, Hampstead
, Sykesville
, Manchester
, New Windsor
, Union Bridge
.
2005 air pollution in Carroll County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Adams County, Pennsylvania
, Baltimore County
, Frederick County
, Howard County
, York County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carroll County: Mason
and Dixon Line
(A),
Wakefield Station
(B),
Walnut Park Industrial Park
(C),
Grand Valley Farms
(D),
Pleasant Valley Farms
(E),
Bamberger Farms
(F),
Greater Carroll Industrial Park
(G),
White Turf Farm
(H),
Beaver Run Fish and Game Club
(I),
Windy Hill Farms
(J),
Brookmead Farms
(K),
Patapsco Youth Camp
(L),
Joan Lou Farms
(M),
Monocacy Farms
(N),
Frosted Pumpkin Farms
(O),
Cranberry Station
(P),
Cranberry Meadow Farms
(Q),
Prettyboy Hunt Club
(R),
Dug Hill Rod and Gun Club
(S),
Reese Carnival Grounds
(T)
Shopping Centers: Westminster
Shopping Center
(1),
North Carroll Plaza Shopping Center
(2),
Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center
(3),
Carroll Plaza Shopping Center
(4)
Churches in Carroll County include: Saint
Benjamins Lutheran Church
(A),
Saint George Chapel
(B),
Gospel Spreading Church of God
(C),
Saint James United Methodist Church
(D),
Saint Johns Church
(E),
Grace United Church of Christ
(F),
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
(G),
Saint Lukes Church
(H),
Saint Marks Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery
(1),
Baptist Road Cemetery
(2),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(3),
Saint James Cemetery
(4),
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5),
Deer Park Cemetery
(6),
Saint Benjamins Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Lake
Hashawha
(A),
Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir
(B),
Cascade Lake
(C),
Lucabaugh Mill Reservoir
(D),
Cranberry Reservoir
(E),
County Home Farm Pond
(F),
Westminster Community Pond
(G),
North Carroll Community Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkeyfoot
Run
(A),
Five Daughters Run
(B),
Roaring Run
(C),
Indian Run
(D),
East Branch North Branch Patapsco River
(E),
Cabbage Spring Branch
(F),
Roop Branch
(G),
Double Pipe Creek
(H),
Buckhorn Run
(I)
Parks in Carroll County include: Hard
Lodging Historic Site
(1),
Hanover Watershed Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Big Pipe Creek Park
(3),
Landon C Burns Park
(4),
Hashawha Environmental Center
(5),
Westminster Community Park
(6),
Deer Park
(7),
Carroll County Sports Complex
(8),
Sandymount Park
(9)
Post offices: Detour
Post Office
(A),
Keymar Post Office
(B),
Middleburg Post Office
(C),
Finksburg Post Office
(D),
Hampstead Post Office
(E),
Millers Post Office
(F),
Lineboro Post Office
(G),
Linwood Post Office
(H),
Patapsco Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 7,232
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,046 (60% naturalized citizens)
| Carroll
County: |
2.0% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 568
- 1990
to 1994: 360
- 1985
to 1989: 295
- 1980
to 1984: 344
- 1975
to 1979: 277
- 1970
to 1974: 141
- 1970
to 1974: 240
- 1965
to 1969: 821
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Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 42,272
- One,
attached: 4,727
- Two:
1,682
- 3
or 4: 1,186
- 5
to 9: 922
- 10
to 19: 1,826
- 20
or more: 953
- Mobile
homes: 679
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Carroll County with a mortgage: 30,453 (4,400 second mortgage, 4,984 home equity loan, 203 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,987 Agriculture
in Carroll County
Average size of farms: 139 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $65175
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $312.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64619
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 67.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $67770
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.47%
Corn for grain: 30710 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7583 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20426 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3283 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 517 acresCarroll
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/19/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Engineers
(4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Business
operations specialists (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(11%)
- Korea
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Italy
(5%)
- Pakistan
(5%)
- India
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Carroll County:
|
- German
(30%)
- Irish
(14%)
- United
States or American (11%)
- English
(11%)
- Italian
(7%)
- Polish
(4%)
- Scottish
(2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 64,443 (83%)
- Carpooled:
7,620 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 211 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 14 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 695 (1%)
- Railroad:
37 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
14 (0%)
- Taxi:
37 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
46 (0%)
- Bicycle:
35 (0%)
- Walked:
1,133 (1%)
- Other
means: 310 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 2,997 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Carroll County, Maryland
- 1100
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 913
people in nursing homes
- 489
people in state prisons
- 353
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 220
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 193
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 106
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 70
people in other group homes
- 62
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 41
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 10
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $71,721.
6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,002 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.45% | | Maryland
average: | 7.95% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
0.04% | | Maryland
average: | 0.25% |
4.69% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($44,246 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($14,350 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
1.73% | | Maryland
average: | 3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Baltimore County, MD
|
1.64% ($56,223 average AGI) |
| from
Howard County, MD
|
0.86% ($70,648) |
| from
Frederick County, MD
|
0.49% ($56,913) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.47% ($62,960) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.44% ($68,978) |
| from
Baltimore city, MD
|
0.28% ($52,000) |
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.23% ($64,042) |
6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,954 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.28% | | Maryland
average: | 8.13% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($637 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
0.06% | | Maryland
average: | 0.13% |
2.95% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($22,567 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($28,750 average AGI)
| Carroll
County: |
3.26% | | Maryland
average: | 3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
1.15% ($45,372 average AGI) |
| to
York County, PA
|
0.73% ($51,920) |
| to
Adams County, PA
|
0.47% ($51,769) |
| to
Frederick County, MD
|
0.45% ($44,577) |
| to
Howard County, MD
|
0.27% ($61,746) |
| to
Baltimore city, MD
|
0.23% ($35,658) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.19% ($56,331) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Births
per 1000 population in Carroll County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Carroll County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Carroll County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,594 (19,220 aged, 2,374 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 147,298
- In
family households: 133,586 (33,571 male householders, 7,854 female householders)
35,703
spouses, 48,913 children (45,655 natural, 1,175 adopted, 2,083 stepchildren), 1,633 grandchildren, 525 brothers or sisters, 1,131 parents, 2,001 other relatives, 2,255 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 13,712 (4,757 male householders (3,575 living alone)), 6,419 female householders (5,620 living alone)), 2,536 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,599 (2,084 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 15,380 2-persons, 9,768 3-persons, 9,985 4-persons, 4,279 5-persons, 1,433 6-persons, 580 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,195 1-person, 1,674 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
33,203 married couples with children.
5,903 single-parent households (1,654 men, 4,249 women).
95.8% of residents of Carroll County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $701,617,000 ($4223 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,577,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $394,930,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $149,697,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,924,000
Federal grants: $88,742,000
Federal procurement contracts: $37,289,000 ($27,794,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,035,000 ($1,277,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,797,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $165,006,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,541,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,952
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 71
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,380
| Here: |
38 per 1000 residents | | State: | 41
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +393
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +13,957
| Here: |
+83 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Carroll County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.71 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,444
- 1995
to 1998: 5,037
- 1990
to 1994: 6,156
- 1980
to 1989: 12,172
- 1970
to 1979: 11,006
- 1960
to 1969: 5,413
- 1950
to 1959: 3,232
- 1940
to 1949: 1,821
- 1939
or earlier: 7,979
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Carroll County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 26
- 2
rooms: 76
- 3
rooms: 355
- 4
rooms: 1,397
- 5
rooms: 4,508
- 6
rooms: 8,887
- 7
rooms: 9,022
- 8
rooms: 8,427
- 9
or more rooms: 10,339
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 164
- 2
rooms: 522
- 3
rooms: 1,433
- 4
rooms: 2,334
- 5
rooms: 2,087
- 6
rooms: 1,483
- 7
rooms: 746
- 8
rooms: 370
- 9
or more rooms: 327
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carroll County:
|
- no
bedroom: 44
- 1
bedroom: 576
- 2
bedrooms: 4,145
- 3
bedrooms: 22,813
- 4
bedrooms: 12,937
- 5
or more bedrooms: 2,522
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County:
|
- no
bedroom: 224
- 1
bedroom: 2,399
- 2
bedrooms: 3,380
- 3
bedrooms: 2,764
- 4
bedrooms: 514
- 5
or more bedrooms: 185
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Carroll County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,032
- 1
vehicle: 7,057
- 2
vehicles: 20,404
- 3
vehicles: 10,138
- 4
vehicles: 3,077
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,329
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Carroll County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,244
- 1
vehicle: 4,160
- 2
vehicles: 3,070
- 3
vehicles: 730
- 4
vehicles: 212
- 5
or more vehicles: 50
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62% of Carroll County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Maryland.
| Carroll
County: |
62.2% | | State
average: |
57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 105557
- Northeast:
20152
- Midwest:
5318
- South:
13583
- West:
2184
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $158,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(42%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(48%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Utility
gas (17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,050
| Here: |
10.2% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 708
| Here: |
7.6% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,143
| Here: |
35.6% | | Maryland: |
21.7% |
Carroll
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $1,016,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,725,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $6,608,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,440,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $5,284,000
All Other: $4,286,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,084,000
Sewerage: $3,791,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,346,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $195,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,469,000
Regular Highways: $10,754,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,507,000
General: $2,851,000
Parks & Recreation: $833,000
Higher Education - Other: $55,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $227,920,000
Other Higher Education: $16,706,000
General - Other: $10,547,000
Police Protection: $7,497,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,574,000
Libraries: $6,537,000
Regular Highways: $6,312,000
Financial Administration: $5,810,000
General Public Buildings: $5,253,000
Fire Protection: $5,083,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,861,000
Corrections - Other: $4,717,000
Sewerage: $3,931,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,903,000
Central Staff Services: $2,970,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,919,000
Welfare - Other: $2,855,000
Water Utilities: $2,047,000
Health Services - Other: $1,778,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000,000
Air Transportation: $953,000
Natural Resources - Other: $643,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,825,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,855,000
Education: $727,000
Public Welfare: $716,000
Highways: $62,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $10,066,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,385,000
General: $5,199,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $2,640,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $70,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,149,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $85,351,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $201,231,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $79,715,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $180,046,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $81,238,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $2,489,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $20,132,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,768,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,113,000
Water Utilities: $2,660,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $3,043,000
Interest Earnings: $2,617,000
Rents: $1,632,000
Property Sale Other: $42,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,477,000
Air Transportation: $2,484,000
General - Other: $1,262,000
Libraries: $273,000
Other Higher Education: $179,000
Fire Protection: $121,000
Judicial: $44,000
Financial Administration: $34,000
Corrections - Other: $30,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
General Public Building: $13,000
Central Staff: $7,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $104,931,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $2,374,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $112,912,000
Highways: $8,836,000
All Other: $6,131,000
Public Welfare: $1,849,000
General Support: $1,554,000
Housing & Community Development: $222,000
Health & Hospitals: $8,000
- Tax
- Property: $152,121,000
Individual Income: $96,506,000
NEC: $20,840,000
Other Selective Sales: $429,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $202,918,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $210,000
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