Cecil County, MD Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Maryland



Cecil County, Maryland

People QuickFactsCecil CountyMaryland
Population, 2005 estimate 97,7965,600,388
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 13.8%5.7%
Population, 2000 85,9515,296,486
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.2%6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 25.4%25.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 10.6%11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.7%51.6%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)92.8%64.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)5.0%29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.0%4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.0%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)2.0%5.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 90.9%59.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 55.9%55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.8%9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.1%12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.2%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.4%31.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 14,486854,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.231.2
Housing units, 2005 39,0482,273,793
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.0%67.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 12.9%25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $132,300$146,000
Households, 2000 31,2231,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.712.61
Median household income, 2003 $52,800$54,302
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,384$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 7.7%8.8%
Business QuickFactsCecil CountyMaryland
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 1,759136,0621
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 22,6192,151,4741
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 8.6%4.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 5,394380,470
Total number of firms, 2002 6,305443,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.6%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.4%31.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 771,44836,363,340
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D60,679,602
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 816,03560,039,971
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,030$11,034
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 102,6287,832,268
Building permits, 2005 74330,180
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 446,58764,725,9241
Geography QuickFactsCecil CountyMaryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3489,773
Persons per square mile, 2000 247.0541.9
FIPS Code 01524
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:54 EST
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