Dorchester County, Maryland

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,612
Median household income: $60,495
Median home value: $252,300

Home to 32,612 residents, Dorchester County is one of Maryland's counties. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $60,495 runs below the Maryland figure of $101,652.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dorchester County's population grew 1.5% from 32,138 to 32,612, while its median household income rose 14.3% from $52,917 to $60,495.

81.4% of workers drive to work alone. 75.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,612
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,495
Median home value: $252,300
Median gross rent: $959
Housing units: 16,416
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,13832,612

Median household income

$52,917$60,495

Median home value

$183,300$252,300

Median gross rent

$879$959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,138	$52,917	$183,300	$879
2020	31,994	$52,799	$187,300	$865
2021	32,486	$55,652	$190,200	$878
2022	32,557	$57,490	$226,000	$968
2023	32,612	$60,495	$252,300	$959

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,751	5.4%
5 to 17	5,147	15.8%
18 to 24	2,251	6.9%
25 to 34	3,685	11.3%
35 to 44	3,700	11.3%
45 to 54	3,746	11.5%
55 to 64	4,978	15.3%
65 to 74	4,370	13.4%
75 and over	2,984	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,896	61.0%
Black or African American	8,254	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	441	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	195	0.6%
Two or more races	1,917	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,909	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,093	13.2%
High school graduate	9,413	40.1%
Some college or associate's	6,545	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,521	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,891	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,798	81.4%
Carpooled	1,346	9.3%
Public transit	39	0.3%
Walked	206	1.4%
Bicycle	55	0.4%
Worked from home	965	6.7%
Other means	86	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,554	33.7%
15 to 29 min	3,896	28.8%
30 to 44 min	2,759	20.4%
45 to 59 min	848	6.3%
60+ min	1,473	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 16.3% (5,225 of 32,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,143	61.1%
Nonfamily households	5,181	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,324	81.2%
Vacant	3,092	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,837	66.3%
Renter-occupied	4,487	33.7%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,310	75.0%
1-unit, attached	652	4.0%
2 to 4 units	741	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1,053	6.4%
20 or more units	578	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,082	6.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 24019
State: Maryland
Land area: 541 sq mi
Water area: 442 sq mi
Center point: 38.4292, -76.0474