Language Spoken At Home in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 92,709 | 100% |
English only | 83,406 | 90.0% |
Language other than English | 9,303 | 10.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,900 | 5.3% |
Spanish | 3,868 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,014 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,797 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,003 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,299 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 799 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 339 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 84 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 98,940 | 100% |
American | 6,593 | 6.7% |
Arab | 442 | 0.4% |
Czech | 256 | 0.3% |
Danish | 173 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 950 | 1.0% |
English | 13,325 | 13.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,183 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 295 | 0.3% |
German | 14,669 | 14.8% |
Greek | 585 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 418 | 0.4% |
Irish | 12,742 | 12.9% |
Italian | 5,642 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 140 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 497 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,376 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 273 | 0.3% |
Russian | 430 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 854 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,472 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 107 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 699 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 481 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 208 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 234 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 798 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,167 | 2.2% |
Households By Type in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 36,518 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 24,343 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,367 | 31.1% |
Married-couple family | 16,314 | 44.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,620 | 18.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,867 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,013 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,162 | 16.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,734 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 12,175 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 9,188 | 25.2% |
65 years and over | 3,490 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,927 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,075 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 95,078 | 100% |
Householder | 36,518 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 16,261 | 17.1% |
Child | 27,620 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 6,187 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 8,492 | 8.9% |
Unmarried partner | 2,681 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 37,960 | 100% |
Never married | 14,798 | 39.0% |
Now married, except separated | 17,764 | 46.8% |
Separated | 839 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,236 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 3,323 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 42,576 | 100% |
Never married | 14,471 | 34.0% |
Now married, except separated | 17,271 | 40.6% |
Separated | 1,264 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 4,245 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 5,325 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,437 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 663 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,266 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,100 | 48.5% |
Less than 1 year | 127 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 285 | 12.6% |
3 or 4 years | 267 | 11.8% |
5 or more years | 421 | 18.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,100 | 100% |
Who are female | 767 | 69.7% |
Who are married | 781 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 29,461 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,402 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,188 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,784 | 33.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,831 | 16.4% |
College or graduate school | 12,256 | 41.6% |
Educational Attainment in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 62,312 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,092 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,958 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,901 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,840 | 20.6% |
Associate's degree | 3,904 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,750 | 15.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,867 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.7% |
Veteran Status in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 76,671 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,922 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 97,742 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,906 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 22,041 | 100% |
With a disability | 963 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 63,269 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,228 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 12,432 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,715 | 37.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 97,678 | 100% |
Same house | 79,115 | 81.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,583 | 18.0% |
Same county | 10,478 | 10.7% |
Different county | 7,105 | 7.3% |
Same state | 3,932 | 4.0% |
Different state | 3,173 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 980 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 98,940 | 100% |
Native | 91,323 | 92.3% |
Born in United States | 90,267 | 91.2% |
State of residence | 60,220 | 60.9% |
Different state | 30,047 | 30.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,056 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 7,617 | 7.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,617 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,800 | 36.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,817 | 63.2% |
Year of Entry in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,673 | 100% |
Native | 1,056 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,026 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 7,617 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 359 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,258 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wicomico County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,617 | 100% |
Europe | 1,208 | 15.9% |
Asia | 2,291 | 30.1% |
Africa | 321 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,695 | 48.5% |
Northern America | 102 | 1.3% |