Maryland Profile and Statistics

Maryland Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Maryland had 2082573 total households with the average home having 2.62 residents and the average family coming in at 3.2.

Of those homes reported, 31.8% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.8% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 46098 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 163258 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Maryland, 561984 people live alone, and of that, 175192 are 65 and over.

There were 738777 (35.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 460117 (22.1%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Maryland

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 5456383, 38.2 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.6 are spouses. There are 1662564 children, and 387296 comprise “other relatives.” 309428 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 113323 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Maryland Census Marital Status data

In Maryland, there are 2134517 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 740946 have never married; 1110459 are currently still married, but have separated. 56251 are legally separated, 173274 are divorced and 53587 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2343549), 30.4% never married, 46.2% are married but separated while 3.2% are legally still separated. 10.7% are divorced and 9.5% are widowed.

Maryland Fertility Rates and MD Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Maryland (MD): In the 2007 report, 82884 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Maryland (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 27510 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 35 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 56 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 24 babies, while there were 104 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 28.

Maryland Grandparents Statistics

There are 120528 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 43138 (35.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65.9% are the grandmothers and 68.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 7842 have done it for less than a year; 10139 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 6607 handling things 3 or 4 years and 18550 doing the job 5 or more years.

Maryland School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MD)

In Maryland, 1517786 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 92014 (6.1%) are in nursery or preschool; 70999 (4.7%) are in kindergarten, while 588855 (38.8%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 331969 (21.9%) are slogging through High School, while 433949 (28.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 27% (1000567); 19.3% (713837) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3699555), 160153 (4.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 324805 (8.8%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1000567 (27%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 694309 (18.8%) have some college experience but no degree; 236373 (6.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 713837 (19.3%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 569511 (15.4%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Maryland is 4205806. Of that, 473697 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5124413 (100%) – of that, 667076 (13%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (826798), 52281 (6.3%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3670199), 380640 (10.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (627416), 234155 (37.3%) have a disability.

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