Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,747 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,486 (0.9%)
Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cecil County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.
Cities in this county include: Elkton
, Perryville
, North East
, Rising Sun
, Charlestown
, Chesapeake City
, Port Deposit
, Cecilton
.
2005 air pollution in Cecil County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.138 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
13.7 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
32 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: New Castle County, Delaware
, Harford County
, Kent County
, Chester County, Pennsylvania
, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cecil County: Aldridges
Fishery
(A),
Veazey Fishery
(B),
Lords Fishery
(C),
Connards Point Fishery
(D),
Happy Valley Campground
(E),
Buttonwood Beach
(F),
West Pilot Station
(G),
Hance Point Fishery
(H),
Bulls Mount Fishery
(I),
Green Bank Fishery
(J),
Budd Landing
(K),
Beaver Dam Fishery
(L),
Pilot Station
(M),
Wilsons Fishery
(N),
Winfield Farms
(O),
Perryville Yacht Club
(P),
Peninsula Industrial Park
(Q),
Bohemia Country Club
(R),
Bohemia River Marina
(S),
Bohemia Vista Marina
(T)
Shopping Center: Northeast
Plaza Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Cecil County include: Rock
Church
(A),
Rocky Top Church
(B),
Rosebank United Methodist Church
(C),
Porters Grove Church
(D),
Saint Augustine Episcopal Church
(E),
Saint Basils Catholic Church
(F),
Saint Basils Church
(G),
Saint Francis Xavier Church
(H),
Gospel Light Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Johns Cemetery
(1),
Elk Neck Cemetery
(2),
Cokesbury Cemetery
(3),
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4),
Saint Augustine Cemetery
(5),
Veazey Cemetery
(6),
Rosebank Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Mill
Pond
(A),
Metton Pond
(B),
Grove Point Disposal Area Lake
(C),
Rising Sun Reservoir
(D),
Chesapeake City East Disposal Area
(E),
Chesapeake City Disposal Area Lake
(F),
Stancill Incorporated Reservoir
(G),
Mason Dixon Original Settling Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Foreman
Creek
(A),
Ford Run
(B),
Rock Run
(C),
Herring Creek
(D),
Scotchman Creek
(E),
Cabin John Creek
(F),
Hen Island Creek
(G),
Duffy Creek
(H),
Burkalow Creek
(I)
Parks in Cecil County include: Plumpton
Park Zoological Gardens
(1),
Fair Hill State Natural Resources Management Area
(2),
Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area
(3),
Bethel Managed Hunting Area
(4),
Perryville Community Park
(5),
Elk Neck State Park
(6),
Spot Rock Park
(7),
West Branch Community Park
(8),
Pumpton County Park
(9)
Post offices: Perry
Point Post Office
(A),
Childs Post Office
(B),
Colora Post Office
(C),
Earleville Post Office
(D),
Warwick Post Office
(E),
Elk Mills Post Office
(F),
Conowingo Post Office
(G),
Chesapeake City Post Office
(H)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,383
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,567 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Cecil
County: |
1.8% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 325
- 1990
to 1994: 160
- 1985
to 1989: 171
- 1980
to 1984: 72
- 1975
to 1979: 102
- 1970
to 1974: 184
- 1970
to 1974: 139
- 1965
to 1969: 414
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Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 24,230
- One,
attached: 2,948
- Two:
822
- 3
or 4: 1,074
- 5
to 9: 1,427
- 10
to 19: 650
- 20
or more: 476
- Mobile
homes: 2,821
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 13
Housing units in Cecil County with a mortgage: 14,268 (1,713 second mortgage, 2,082 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,797 Agriculture
in Cecil County
Average size of farms: 165 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $146606
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $623.11
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $115612
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.95%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94059
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.89%
Corn for grain: 18760 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6724 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13849 harvested acres
Vegetables: 92 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 547 acresCecil
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Maryland state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(17%)
- United
Kingdom (11%)
- India
(7%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Korea
(5%)
- Philippines
(4%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Cecil County:
|
- German
(18%)
- Irish
(16%)
- English
(14%)
- United
States or American (14%)
- Italian
(7%)
- Polish
(3%)
- Scottish
(3%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 34,982 (83%)
- Carpooled:
4,517 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 118 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 10 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Railroad:
81 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
7 (0%)
- Taxi:
14 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
30 (0%)
- Bicycle:
21 (0%)
- Walked:
679 (2%)
- Other
means: 342 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,246 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Cecil County, Maryland
- 414
people in nursing homes
- 174
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 144
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 110
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 96
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 82
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 82
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 77
people in other group homes
- 58
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 50
people in religious group quarters
- 8
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 8
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $58,062.
7.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,515 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.70% | | Maryland
average: | 7.95% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
| Cecil
County: |
0.07% | | Maryland
average: | 0.25% |
2.73% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($18,742 average AGI)
4.89% relocated from other states ($30,484 average AGI)
| Cecil
County: |
4.89% | | Maryland
average: |
3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
New Castle County, DE
|
1.88% ($47,882 average AGI) |
| from
Harford County, MD
|
1.61% ($49,988) |
| from
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.46% ($53,445) |
| from
Chester County, PA
|
0.28% ($74,010) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.14% ($66,959) |
| from
Delaware County, PA
|
0.13% ($51,957) |
| from
Baltimore city, MD
|
0.10% ($46,778) |
6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,048 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.61% | | Maryland
average: | 8.13% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
| Cecil
County: |
0.05% | | Maryland
average: | 0.13% |
1.53% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($9,218 average AGI)
5.02% relocated to other states ($34,594 average AGI)
| Cecil
County: |
5.02% | | Maryland
average: |
3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
New Castle County, DE
|
1.68% ($43,432 average AGI) |
| to
Harford County, MD
|
0.77% ($39,465) |
| to
Chester County, PA
|
0.31% ($52,239) |
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.25% ($41,489) |
| to
Kent County, DE
|
0.16% ($45,190) |
| to
Lancaster County, PA
|
0.15% ($43,843) |
| to
Sussex County, DE
|
0.11% ($51,051) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Cecil County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cecil County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cecil County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,198 (9,173 aged, 2,025 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 84,728
- In
family households: 74,534 (18,038 male householders, 5,312 female householders)
18,891
spouses, 26,994 children (24,303 natural, 618 adopted, 2,073 stepchildren), 1,549 grandchildren, 397 brothers or sisters, 532 parents, 1,171 other relatives, 1,650 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 10,194 (3,904 male householders (2,994 living alone)), 4,003 female householders (3,236 living alone)), 2,287 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,223 (805 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,048 2-persons, 5,522 3-persons, 5,258 4-persons, 2,355 5-persons, 897 6-persons, 270 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,230 1-person, 1,342 2-persons, 208 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
16,171 married couples with children.
5,252 single-parent households (1,455 men, 3,797 women).
95.9% of residents of Cecil County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $446,587,000 ($4675 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $215,714,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,298,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,175,000
Federal grants: $42,873,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,344,000 ($3,354,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $79,182,000 ($1,213,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,226,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $99,795,000
Federal Government insurance: $141,126,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,188
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 71
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,763
| Here: |
38 per 1000 residents | | State: | 41
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +272
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,280
| Here: |
+95 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cecil County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.66 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,316
- 1995
to 1998: 3,637
- 1990
to 1994: 4,233
- 1980
to 1989: 6,436
- 1970
to 1979: 5,286
- 1960
to 1969: 3,496
- 1950
to 1959: 3,588
- 1940
to 1949: 2,044
- 1939
or earlier: 4,425
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cecil County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 71
- 3
rooms: 299
- 4
rooms: 1,720
- 5
rooms: 4,640
- 6
rooms: 5,675
- 7
rooms: 4,178
- 8
rooms: 3,431
- 9
or more rooms: 3,373
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cecil County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 123
- 2
rooms: 389
- 3
rooms: 1,021
- 4
rooms: 2,155
- 5
rooms: 1,920
- 6
rooms: 1,270
- 7
rooms: 444
- 8
rooms: 301
- 9
or more rooms: 205
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cecil County:
|
- no
bedroom: 45
- 1
bedroom: 394
- 2
bedrooms: 3,744
- 3
bedrooms: 12,982
- 4
bedrooms: 5,153
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,077
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cecil County:
|
- no
bedroom: 151
- 1
bedroom: 1,613
- 2
bedrooms: 2,989
- 3
bedrooms: 2,420
- 4
bedrooms: 500
- 5
or more bedrooms: 155
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Cecil County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 813
- 1
vehicle: 4,923
- 2
vehicles: 10,970
- 3
vehicles: 4,858
- 4
vehicles: 1,227
- 5
or more vehicles: 604
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Cecil County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,056
- 1
vehicle: 3,718
- 2
vehicles: 2,417
- 3
vehicles: 456
- 4
vehicles: 119
- 5
or more vehicles: 62
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56% of Cecil County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Maryland.
| Cecil
County: |
56.3% | | State
average: | 57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 39491
- Northeast:
16319
- Midwest:
2688
- South:
23645
- West:
1275
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Utility
gas (9%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(40%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Utility
gas (21%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,207
| Here: |
10.5% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 520
| Here: |
10.7% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 611
| Here: |
23.4% | | Maryland: |
21.7% |
Cecil
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- Higher Education - Other: $5,301,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,902,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,108,000
Sewerage: $3,011,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,600,000
All Other: $1,956,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $110,000
Parks & Recreation: $67,000
- Construction
- Higher Education - Other: $6,469,000
Regular Highways: $1,493,000
General: $562,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $129,578,000
Other Higher Education: $16,337,000
General - Other: $6,560,000
Corrections - Other: $6,126,000
Regular Highways: $6,124,000
Police Protection: $5,093,000
Health Services - Other: $4,226,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,870,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,304,000
Sewerage: $3,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,219,000
Welfare - Other: $2,007,000
Financial Administration: $1,988,000
Fire Protection: $1,923,000
Central Staff Services: $1,653,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,076,000
General Public Buildings: $919,000
Water Utilities: $693,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $528,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,694,000
Education: $1,001,000
Public Welfare: $506,000
Highways: $306,000
General Support: $3,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,899,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,421,000
General: $1,535,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $1,600,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,727,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $43,716,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $68,944,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $21,895,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,909,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $69,301,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $44,463,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,250,000
Other, NEC: $6,324,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $477,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,304,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,161,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,403,000
Interest Earnings: $1,342,000
Rents: $207,000
Special Assessments: $38,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,535,000
General - Other: $249,000
Police Protection: $183,000
Other Higher Education: $165,000
Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Financial Administration: $44,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
General Public Building: $12,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $43,931,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $632,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,773,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $78,385,000
All Other: $4,443,000
Highways: $4,427,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,417,000
Public Welfare: $734,000
General Support: $558,000
- Tax
- Property: $77,310,000
Individual Income: $36,946,000
NEC: $9,077,000
Other Selective Sales: $287,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $119,771,000
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