Caroline County, Maryland

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,406
Median household income: $66,368
Median home value: $272,400

Caroline County, Maryland counts 33,406 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,368, its median household income sits below Maryland's $101,652.

Between 2019 and 2023, Caroline County's population grew 1.1% from 33,049 to 33,406, while its median household income rose 13.2% from $58,638 to $66,368.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,406
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,368
Median home value: $272,400
Median gross rent: $1,070
Housing units: 13,516
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,04933,406

Median household income

$58,638$66,368

Median home value

$202,500$272,400

Median gross rent

$895$1,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,049	$58,638	$202,500	$895
2020	33,260	$59,042	$213,400	$1,003
2021	33,234	$63,027	$225,200	$1,026
2022	33,320	$65,326	$258,800	$1,074
2023	33,406	$66,368	$272,400	$1,070

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,081	6.2%
5 to 17	5,845	17.5%
18 to 24	2,644	7.9%
25 to 34	3,967	11.9%
35 to 44	4,186	12.5%
45 to 54	4,064	12.2%
55 to 64	4,900	14.7%
65 to 74	3,400	10.2%
75 and over	2,319	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,318	72.8%
Black or African American	4,424	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	255	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	202	0.6%
Two or more races	1,267	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,930	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,652	16.0%
High school graduate	8,947	39.2%
Some college or associate's	6,224	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,323	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,690	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,702	81.9%
Carpooled	965	6.2%
Public transit	74	0.5%
Walked	404	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	933	6.0%
Other means	436	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,363	23.1%
15 to 29 min	3,781	25.9%
30 to 44 min	3,851	26.4%
45 to 59 min	1,574	10.8%
60+ min	2,012	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 12.4% (4,064 of 32,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,272	67.9%
Nonfamily households	3,909	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,181	90.1%
Vacant	1,335	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,753	71.9%
Renter-occupied	3,428	28.1%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,256	75.9%
1-unit, attached	427	3.2%
2 to 4 units	792	5.9%
5 to 19 units	767	5.7%
20 or more units	143	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,131	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 24011
State: Maryland
Land area: 319 sq mi
Water area: 6.48 sq mi
Center point: 38.8715, -75.8317