Sussex County vs. Worcester County

Sussex County (DE)Worcester County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)229,28651,823
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)197,10651,451
Population, Census, April 1, 2010197,14551,454
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.6%17.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.7%27.8%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.5%
White alone, percent82.9%83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%80.1%
Veterans, 2014-201818,5654,210
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)141,10156,532
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.6%75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$248,900$255,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,440$1,595
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$564
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,018$1,006
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%46.8%
Building permits, 20183,180239
Households, 2014-201889,36521,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.7%4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%87.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%54.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)544,342552,278
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,169,242196,118
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,619,873241,724
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,142,078835,579
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,449$16,200
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.825.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,853$61,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,983$35,666
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%10.4%
Total employer establishments, 20175,6062,180
Total employment, 201769,31818,616
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,597,312673,807
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9945,220
All firms, 201218,6196,413
Men-owned firms, 20129,7403,534
Women-owned firms, 20126,3552,100
Minority-owned firms, 20122,279481
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,7135,743
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,121700
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,3045,315
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010210.6109.9
Land area in square miles, 2010936.08468.28

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sussex county (DE) and Worcester county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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