Eastern County
Eastern County
Eastern County
SINGLE-
FAMILY TOWN- GARDEN HIGH- ALL
DETACHED HOUSE APT. RISE TYPES
Households by Structure Type 20,910 7,070 7,325 4,160 39,465
% Total Households by Structure Type 53.0% 17.9% 18.6% 10.5% 100.0%
Average Household Size 3.12 2.88 2.41 2.00 2.83
Tenure:
% Rental 2.1% 12.4% 92.6% 81.9% 29.0%
Average Monthly Costs:
Homeowner $1,355 $1,099 * * $1,273
Renter * $848 $985 $1,070 $1,003
Residence in April 1998:
% in Same Home 75.5% 56.9% 28.9% 52.1% 61.5%
% Elsewhere in County 14.5% 21.9% 25.7% 24.7% 18.8%
% Elsewhere in Maryland 3.1% 8.7% 14.9% 12.2% 7.1%
% D.C or Northern Virginia 2.2% 5.1% 2.5% 5.8% 3.1%
% Outside Metro Area 4.8% 7.3% 28.0% 5.1% 9.4%
Median Years in Same Home 14 7 4 6 8
Average Age of Household Head 55.7 47.3 40.8 57.1 51.6
H % Households with Foreign Born Head
O or Spouse 28.5% 43.1% 37.0% 38.3% 33.7%
U % Households Speaking Spanish 7.8% 8.0% 5.9% 4.2% 7.1%
S Households by Type:
I % Family Households 89.2% 77.2% 64.2% 53.2% 78.8%
N % Married-Couple 80.7% 50.7% 36.8% 26.8% 61.7%
G % Single-Parent 7.0% 19.1% 19.9% 17.1% 12.6%
% Nonfamily Households 10.8% 22.8% 35.8% 46.8% 21.2%
% Householder Living Alone 9.5% 18.1% 34.8% 43.8% 19.3%
Persons in Households:
% 1 Person 9.5% 18.1% 34.8% 43.8% 19.3%
% 2 Persons 33.5% 28.3% 24.4% 30.8% 30.6%
% 3 Persons 18.9% 23.6% 19.6% 17.1% 19.7%
% 4 Persons 22.1% 13.9% 10.6% 4.9% 16.7%
% 5+ Persons 16.1% 16.1% 10.5% 3.4% 13.7%
Average Number of Cars 2.4 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.9
% of Households with Computers 91.1% 90.9% 82.5% 77.6% 87.9%
% of these with Internet Connection 95.1% 85.6% 90.3% 86.8% 91.8%