Calverton, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

17,624

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

4.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.74%

1.02% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$107,381

0.862% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Calverton, MD is home to a population of 17.6k people, from which 84.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 38.9% of Calverton, MD residents were born outside of the country (6.86k people).

In 2024, there were 2.09 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.23k people) in Calverton, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.46k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.2%

2024 Citizenship

84.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.2% of Calverton, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Calverton, MD was 84.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Calverton, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Calverton, MD

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.23k ± 1.01k
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.46k ± 529
Other (Hispanic)
2.6k ± 846

24.5%

Hispanic Population

4.31k people

24.5% of the people in Calverton, MD are hispanic (4.31k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

38.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.86k people

40.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.16k people

As of 2024, 38.9% of Calverton, MD residents (6.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Calverton, MD was 40.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Calverton, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
307 ± 247
Vietnam
290 ± 129
Gulf War (1990s)
234 ± 182

Calverton, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Calverton, MD.

Economy

The economy of Calverton, MD employs 8.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Calverton, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,242 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (854 people), and Educational Services (796 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($110,114), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,731), and Information ($87,426).

Employment

Occupations

8.13k

2024 Value

± 846

−2.94%

1 Year decline

± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calverton, MD declined at a rate of −2.94%, from 8.37k employees to 8.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calverton, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (702 people), Management Occupations (701 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (617 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calverton, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.13k

2024 Value

± 846

−2.94%

1 Year decline

± 14.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calverton, MD declined at a rate of −2.94%, from 8.37k employees to 8.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calverton, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,242 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (854 people), and Educational Services (796 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calverton, MD, though some of these residents may live in Calverton, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,388

Median earning men ± $5,500

$45,970

Median earning women ± $7,407

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($148,594), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,484), and Manufacturing ($71,447).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($107,821), Information ($107,188), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,444).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Calverton, MD was $477,100 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $468,600 to $477,100, a 1.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Calverton, MD is 69.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Calverton, MD have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calverton, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$477,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,710

$4,122

Median Property Taxes

±$434

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 Calverton, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.2%

Homeownership

2024

72.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.2% of the housing units in Calverton, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Calverton, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$107,381

Median Household Income

± $8,559

5.96k

Number of Households

± 652

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.96k households in Calverton, MD declined from $107,381 from the previous year's value of $108,315.

The following chart displays the households in Calverton, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calverton, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Calverton, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (10.6%).

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.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calverton, MD have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Calverton, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calverton, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calverton, MD (1.69k out of 17.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calverton, MD is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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