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Census Tract 9705, Dorchester, MD

3,988 Population
1.2 square miles 3,461.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cambridge: 39.4 ±2.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Dorchester County: 43.5 ±0.5

Economics

$18,727 ±$4,965 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Cambridge: $30,543 ±$2,974
  • about half the amount in Dorchester County: $35,605 ±$1,778
$16,605 ±$6,386 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in Cambridge: $47,323 † ±$7,747
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Dorchester County: $61,839 ±$4,414

54.2% ±11% (2,065  ±495) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Cambridge: 26.4% † 3,389 (±4.4% / ±569)
  • more than double the rate in Dorchester County: 17.1% † 5,528 (±2.2% / ±723)

33.7 minutes ±8.2 (33,830  ±11,487) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Cambridge: 23.5 † 124,085 (±2.6 / ±18,189)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Dorchester County: 26.9 362,600 (±1.3 / ±24,893)

Families

1,729 ±197 Number of households
  • Cambridge: 5,629 ±338
  • Dorchester County: 13,546 ±385
2.2 ±0.1 (3,797  ±484) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Cambridge: 2.3 12,761 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dorchester County: 2.4 32,277 (±0.1 / ±12)

6.1% ±6.8% (53  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Cambridge: 6.4% † 218 (±3.2% / ±111)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Dorchester County: 5.3% † 375 (±1.9% / ±133)

Housing

1,954 ±190 Number of housing units
  • Cambridge: 6,652 ±308
  • Dorchester County: 16,433 ±30

$320,200 ±$170,699 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Cambridge: $257,900 ±$19,195
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Dorchester County: $262,400 ±$12,508

13.8% ±7% (536  ±281.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Cambridge: 14.4% † 1,853 (±4.9% / ±626.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Dorchester County: 9.1% † 2,951 (±2.2% / ±705.3)

Social

79.7% ±9.7% (1,876  ±302.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Cambridge: 86.5% 7,968 (±6.1% / ±640.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dorchester County: 86.3% 20,227 (±3.7% / ±863)
13.6% ±5.2% (319  ±125.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cambridge: 20.1% † 1,852 (±3.3% / ±309.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dorchester County: 19.4% 4,539 (±1.7% / ±403.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.2% ±3.3% (166  ±131) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Cambridge: 5.4% † 709 (±1.9% / ±255)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dorchester County: 4.5% 1,468

7.4% ±4.2% (212  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Cambridge: 8.1% † 838 (±2.1% / ±220)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dorchester County: 7.9% † 2,056 (±1.1% / ±285)
212 Total veterans ±122 212 Male ±122 N/A Female ±14

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