Aquasco, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
719
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.5
10.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.2%
33.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$55,658
10% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$531,300
8.05% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
291
8.58% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Aquasco, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Aquasco, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Aquasco, MD was $531,300, and the homeownership rate was 58.5%.

Most people in Aquasco, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Aquasco, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Aquasco, MD is home to a population of 719 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Aquasco, MD residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 1.83 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (356 people) in Aquasco, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 195 White (Non-Hispanic) and 65 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Aquasco, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Aquasco, MD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aquasco, MD
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    356 ± 217
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    195 ± 82
  3. White (Hispanic)
    65 ± 82
9.04%
Hispanic Population
65 people

In 2024, there were 1.83 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (356 people) in Aquasco, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 195 White (Non-Hispanic) and 65 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.04% of the people in Aquasco, MD are hispanic (65 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Aquasco, MD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 23
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 17
  3. Vietnam
    6 ± 21

Aquasco, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Aquasco, MD employs 291 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Aquasco, MD were Public Administration (92 people), Retail Trade (42 people), and Educational Services (31 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($62,132), Educational Services ($54,539), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,145).

Employment

Occupations

291
2024 Value
± 135
8.58%
1 Year growth
± 62.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aquasco, MD grew at a rate of 8.58%, from 268 employees to 291 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aquasco, MD, are Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (52 people), Material Moving Occupations (36 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aquasco, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

291
2024 Value
± 135
8.58%
1 Year growth
± 62.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aquasco, MD grew at a rate of 8.58%, from 268 employees to 291 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aquasco, MD, are Public Administration (92 people), Retail Trade (42 people), and Educational Services (31 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aquasco, MD, though some of these residents may live in Aquasco, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,393
Median earning men ± $49,046
$51,250
Median earning women ± $4,947

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($62,132) and Public Administration ($24,174).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,145) and Retail Trade ($16,810).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (62.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.09%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Aquasco, MD was $531,300 in 2024, which is 1.6 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $491,700 to $531,300, a 8.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Aquasco, MD is 58.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Aquasco, MD have an average commute time of 40.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aquasco, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$531,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$197,794
$165
Median Property Taxes
±$58

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aquasco, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Aquasco, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

58.5%
Homeownership
2024
64%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.5% of the housing units in Aquasco, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,658
Median Household Income
± $46,503
282
Number of Households
± 115

In 2024, the median household income of the 282 households in Aquasco, MD declined from $55,658 from the previous year's value of $61,875.

The following chart displays the households in Aquasco, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aquasco, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.9%)
  3. Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Aquasco, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

40.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aquasco, MD have a longer commute time (40.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.56% of the workforce in Aquasco, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aquasco, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aquasco, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aquasco, MD (181 out of 719 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aquasco, MD is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

100% of the population of Aquasco, MD has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.5% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 32.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
51.5%
Employer Coverage
23.5%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aquasco, MD stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Aquasco, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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