Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,931 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,730 (0.8%)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Charles 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: Bel Air South
, St. Charles
, Bel Air North
, Waldorf
, Bennsville
, La Plata
, Bryans Road
, Indian Head
, Hughesville
, Potomac Heights
.
2005 air pollution in Charles County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Calvert County
, Prince George's County
, St. Mary's County
, Fairfax County, Virginia
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Charles County: Mason
Springs
(A),
Poseys Wharf
(B),
Port Tobacco Marina
(C),
Goose Bay Marina
(D),
Aqua-Land Marina
(E),
Pomfret Siding
(F),
Our Ladys Manor
(G),
Metro Gun Club
(H),
Wayside
(I),
Point Landing
(J),
Welcome
(K),
Burnt Store
(L),
Merrick Boys Camp
(M),
Banks O'Dee
(N),
Burgess Landing
(O),
White Plains Commerce Center
(P),
White Plains Industrial Park
(Q),
Budds Landing
(R),
Woodland Point
(S),
Blossom Point Proving Grounds
(T)
Shopping Center: Tower
Plaza Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Charles County include: Alexandria
Church
(A),
Saint Charles Church of the Nazarene
(B),
Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church
(C),
Saint Ignatius Church
(D),
Metropolitan Church
(E),
Saint Johns Chapel
(F),
Grace Brethren Church
(G),
Grace Lutheran Church
(H),
Saint Katherines Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Johns Cemetery
(1),
Marshall Cemetery
(2),
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(3),
Saint Ignatius Cemetery
(4),
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5),
Pisgah Cemetery
(6),
Trinity Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Bishopville
Pond
(A),
Smoots Pond
(B),
Gilbert Pond
(C),
Jameson Reservoir
(D),
Trinity Lake
(E),
Cedarville Pond
(F),
Gilbert Run Reservoir Site Number 1
(G),
Gilbert Run Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ford
Run
(A),
Little Creek
(B),
Ellenboro Hill Run
(C),
Scar Branch
(D),
Indian Creek
(E),
Herbert Run
(F),
Rogers Mill Branch
(G),
Hells Bottom Run
(H),
Burroughs Run
(I)
Parks in Charles County include: Port
Tobacco Historic District
(1),
Piscataway Park
(2),
Cedarville Natural Resources Management Area
(3),
Laurel Springs Regional Park
(4),
Purse State Park
(5),
Smallwood State Park
(6),
Western Regional Park
(7),
Mattawoman State Natural Environmental Area
(8),
Chapel Point State Park
(9)
Beach: Wicomico
Beach
(A).
Post offices: Port
Tobacco Post Office
(A),
Pisgah Post Office
(B),
Bel Alton Post Office
(C),
Benedict Post Office
(D),
Mount Victoria Post Office
(E),
Issue Post Office
(F),
Ironsides Post Office
(G),
Rock Point Post Office
(H),
Cobb Island Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 6,299
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,470 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Charles
County: |
2.9% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 467
- 1990
to 1994: 542
- 1985
to 1989: 475
- 1980
to 1984: 393
- 1975
to 1979: 399
- 1970
to 1974: 321
- 1970
to 1974: 288
- 1965
to 1969: 585
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Mean travel time to work: 39.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 31,204
- One,
attached: 7,856
- Two:
195
- 3
or 4: 831
- 5
to 9: 1,319
- 10
to 19: 519
- 20
or more: 1,069
- Mobile
homes: 881
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Charles County with a mortgage: 25,492 (3,234 second mortgage, 3,242 home equity loan, 82 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,211 Agriculture
in Charles County
Average size of farms: 125 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15272
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $208.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.40%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17049
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.82%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39723
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.61%
Corn for grain: 5021 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2972 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 10760 harvested acres
Vegetables: 335 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 40 acresCharles
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Maryland state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 122 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
(18%)
- Public
administration (17%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females:
|
- Public
administration (19%)
- Health
care (11%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males
|
- Computer
specialists (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Engineers
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Business
operations specialists (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Korea
(10%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- Germany
(7%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Charles County:
|
- German
(12%)
- Irish
(11%)
- English
(10%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Italian
(5%)
- Polish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 47,794 (77%)
- Carpooled:
9,820 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1,369 (2%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 65 (0%)
- Railroad:
9 (0%)
- Taxi:
37 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
15 (0%)
- Bicycle:
49 (0%)
- Walked:
527 (1%)
- Other
means: 342 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,666 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Charles County, Maryland
- 398
people in nursing homes
- 397
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 174
people in state prisons
- 106
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 86
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 79
people in religious group quarters
- 66
people in other group homes
- 36
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16
people in military barracks, etc.
- 5
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 3
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $68,156.
9.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,061 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.43% | | Maryland
average: |
7.95% |
0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,328 average AGI)
| Charles
County: |
0.25% | | Maryland
average: | 0.25% |
5.37% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($29,823 average AGI)
3.80% relocated from other states ($19,910 average AGI)
| Charles
County: |
3.80% | | Maryland
average: |
3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
3.93% ($52,855 average AGI) |
| from
St. Mary's County, MD
|
0.42% ($50,357) |
| from
Fairfax County, VA
|
0.41% ($63,444) |
| from
District of Columbia, DC
|
0.36% ($50,379) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.27% ($55,803) |
| from
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.25% ($56,778) |
| from
Calvert County, MD
|
0.18% ($43,276) |
8.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,910 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.95% | | Maryland
average: |
8.13% |
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($762 average AGI)
| Charles
County: |
0.14% | | Maryland
average: |
0.13% |
4.18% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($21,996 average AGI)
4.63% relocated to other states ($27,152 average AGI)
| Charles
County: |
4.63% | | Maryland
average: |
3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Prince George's County, MD
|
1.61% ($39,995 average AGI) |
| to
St. Mary's County, MD
|
1.11% ($50,137) |
| to
Calvert County, MD
|
0.47% ($58,028) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.26% ($55,818) |
| to
Fairfax County, VA
|
0.24% ($58,906) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.23% ($55,992) |
| to
District of Columbia, DC
|
0.19% ($39,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7
Births
per 1000 population in Charles County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Charles County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Charles County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,245 (9,449 aged, 1,796 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 119,162
- In
family households: 107,333 (24,187 male householders, 8,313 female householders)
24,988
spouses, 40,651 children (37,473 natural, 825 adopted, 2,353 stepchildren), 2,662 grandchildren, 871 brothers or sisters, 906 parents, 1,697 other relatives, 3,058 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 11,829 (4,469 male householders (3,292 living alone)), 4,706 female householders (3,854 living alone)), 2,654 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,384 (1,003 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 11,105 2-persons, 8,397 3-persons, 7,666 4-persons, 3,456 5-persons, 1,322 6-persons, 554 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,146 1-person, 1,613 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 13 6-persons.
22,792 married couples with children.
8,153 single-parent households (1,804 men, 6,349 women).
94.9% of residents of Charles County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $814,914,000 ($6001 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $274,418,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $382,184,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $89,146,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,379,000
Federal grants: $82,750,000
Federal procurement contracts: $94,454,000 ($72,475,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $162,000,000 ($129,634,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $464,677,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,965,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,668
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: | 71
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,345
| Here: |
31 per 1000 residents | | State: | 41
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +410
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +12,691
| Here: |
+91 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Charles County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.48 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: 1,490
- 1995
to 1998: 5,340
- 1990
to 1994: 5,387
- 1980
to 1989: 11,312
- 1970
to 1979: 9,705
- 1960
to 1969: 4,994
- 1950
to 1959: 2,463
- 1940
to 1949: 1,511
- 1939
or earlier: 1,701
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Charles County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 145
- 3
rooms: 606
- 4
rooms: 984
- 5
rooms: 3,660
- 6
rooms: 6,217
- 7
rooms: 6,345
- 8
rooms: 6,567
- 9
or more rooms: 8,043
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Charles County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 216
- 2
rooms: 497
- 3
rooms: 1,348
- 4
rooms: 1,609
- 5
rooms: 2,119
- 6
rooms: 1,652
- 7
rooms: 752
- 8
rooms: 516
- 9
or more rooms: 392
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charles County:
|
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 570
- 2
bedrooms: 2,493
- 3
bedrooms: 15,723
- 4
bedrooms: 11,165
- 5
or more bedrooms: 2,605
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Charles County:
|
- no
bedroom: 246
- 1
bedroom: 1,631
- 2
bedrooms: 2,785
- 3
bedrooms: 3,346
- 4
bedrooms: 858
- 5
or more bedrooms: 235
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Charles County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 867
- 1
vehicle: 6,526
- 2
vehicles: 14,592
- 3
vehicles: 7,234
- 4
vehicles: 2,407
- 5
or more vehicles: 941
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Charles County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,108
- 1
vehicle: 3,768
- 2
vehicles: 3,144
- 3
vehicles: 797
- 4
vehicles: 192
- 5
or more vehicles: 92
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57% of Charles 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, 55% lived in Maryland.
| Charles
County: |
56.6% | | State
average: | 57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 49849
- Northeast:
12067
- Midwest:
5754
- South:
43429
- West:
4116
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $136,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Utility
gas (17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(64%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility
gas (14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,493
| Here: |
15.2% | | Maryland: |
14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 664
| Here: |
8.5% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 755
| Here: |
14.7% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
Charles
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- Higher Education - Other: $24,600,000
Sewerage: $10,305,000
All Other: $8,766,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,485,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $6,103,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,068,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,293,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $764,000
Regular Highways: $680,000
- Construction
- General: $33,664,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,758,000
Higher Education - Other: $12,820,000
Regular Highways: $10,223,000
Parks & Recreation: $518,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $204,083,000
Other Higher Education: $42,305,000
Police Protection: $29,593,000
General - Other: $13,530,000
Sewerage: $9,289,000
Corrections - Other: $8,572,000
Central Staff Services: $7,943,000
Fire Protection: $7,572,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,457,000
Health Services - Other: $6,758,000
Financial Administration: $4,575,000
General Public Buildings: $4,361,000
Regular Highways: $4,029,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,720,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,958,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,723,000
Water Utilities: $2,301,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,922,000
Welfare - Other: $838,000
Natural Resources - Other: $560,000
Libraries: $167,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $6,801,000
Education: $3,990,000
All Other: $3,269,000
Public Welfare: $2,492,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,626,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,072,000
General: $927,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $2,110,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,408,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $10,056,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $27,642,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $133,900,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $100,210,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $256,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $152,420,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $24,115,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $21,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $54,774,000
Industrial Revenue: $9,370,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $686,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,916,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,783,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $6,896,000
Interest Earnings: $2,202,000
Rents: $379,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,422,000
Police Protection: $1,271,000
General - Other: $1,183,000
Other Higher Education: $1,042,000
Regular Highways: $313,000
Corrections - Other: $40,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $130,713,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $5,308,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,370,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $121,183,000
All Other: $7,181,000
Highways: $4,890,000
Public Welfare: $2,822,000
Housing & Community Development: $527,000
General Support: $478,000
- Tax
- Property: $126,553,000
Individual Income: $69,072,000
NEC: $19,305,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,424,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $220,804,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
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