Economic Development & Tourism, Charles County Maryland

RACE
One race	135, 006
Two or more races	5, 438
Total population	140, 444
White	77, 931
Black or African American	51, 585
American Indian and Alaska Native	1, 018
Asian	3, 252
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	55
Some other race	1, 165
Two or more raced	5, 438
White and Black or African American	1, 292
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	350
White and Asian	1, 212
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1, 296
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5, 109

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	39, 252
Nursery school, preschool	2, 320
Kindergarten	1, 890
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	16, 176
High school (grades 9-12)	9, 455
College or graduate school	9, 411

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	88, 992
Less than 9th grade	3, 088
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6, 650
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	27, 043
Some college, no degree	21, 428
Associate's degree	7, 469
Bachelor's degree	14, 745
Graduate or professional degree	8, 569

HOUSING
Total housing units	52, 630
Occupied housing units	49, 001
Owner-occupied	39, 394
Renter-occupied	9, 607
Median Home Value (dollars)	$371, 100
Median Monthly rent (dollars)	$1, 119
Source: US Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	74, 715
Management, professional, and related occupations	29, 221
Service occupations	11, 782
Sales and office occupations	19, 271
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	233
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations	7, 395
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	6, 813
Graduate or professional degree	8, 569
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	766
Construction	5, 460
Manufacturing	2, 701
Wholesale trade	1, 270
Retail trade	8, 831
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4, 692
Information	2, 388
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4, 663
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8, 632
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	13, 118
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	4, 361
Other services, except public administration	2, 937
Public administration	14, 896
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	48, 711
Government workers	23, 371
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2, 633
Unpaid family workers	0
Median household income (dollars)	83, 412
Source: US Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

CHARLES COUNTY JOBS
(workers who work in Charles County regardless of residence)
	Reporting Units	Average Annual Employment 2007	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT	3, 066	42, 248	$717
GOVERNMENT SECTOR - TOTAL	97	8, 894	1, 032
Federal Government	29	2, 170	1, 573
State Government	5	386	691
Local Government	63	6, 338	867
PRIVATE SECTOR-TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES	2, 969	33, 354	633
GOODS-PRODUCING	592	5, 616	887
Natural Resources and Mining	13	115	918
Construction	511	4, 411	894
Manufacturing	68	1, 090	855
SERVICE PROVIDING	2, 371	27, 738	581
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	708	11, 884	544
Information	34	461	858
Financial Activities	281	1, 577	902
Professional and Business Services	473	2, 825	879
Education and Health Services	331	4, 222	742
Leisure and Hospitality	287	5, 409	275
Other Services	257	1, 260	545
UNCLASSIFIED	6	0	0
Source: MD Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation

GEOGRAPHY
Land area in square miles	451.58
Water area in square miles	35.2
Total area in square miles	486.87
Shoreline in miles	305
Source: Maryland Geological Survey

CLIMATE
Average maximum temp January in degrees F	41
Average maximum temp July in degrees F	87
Average minimum temp January in degrees F	24
Average minimum temp July in degrees F	66
Mean annual precipitation in inches	42
Source: Maryland State Climatologist Office