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Characteristics of Population Frederick County Residents Characteristics of Population Frederick County Residents Frederick County Population By Age Group 1970 To 2030 Age Group 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Under 5 7,337 8,529 12,081 14,056 15,990 20,200 22,100 5 To 19 25,388 30,152 32,332 44,629 52,490 58,170 68,640 20 To 44 27,828 45,305 64,719 73,545 78,100 90,000 106,650 45 To 64 16,840 20,585 26,901 44,211 66,390 73,000 68,620 Over 64 7,534 10,221 14,175 18,836 25,720 40,730 59,600 Total Population 84,927 114,792 150,208 195,277 238,700 282,100 325,600 Data Source: US Census AgeGroup Total Male/FeNumFemale NumMale Percentage of Population by Age Group Under 5 14,056 6,882 7,174 5 To 9 44,629 21,844 22,7851970 To 2030 100% 20 To 44 73,545 37,334 36,211 90% 45 To 64 44,211 21,941 22,270 Over 64 80% Over 64 18,836 11,197 7,639 45 To 64 70% 20 To 44 60% 5 To 19 50% Under 5 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Data Source: US Census 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Age Group 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Under 5 8.6% 7.4% 8.0% 7.2% 6.7% 7.2% 6.8% 5 To 19 26.1% 22.4% 23.0% 22.9% 22.0% 20.6% 21.1% 20 To 44 36.6% 43.3% 41.6% 37.7% 32.7% 31.9% 32.8% 45 To 64 19.8% 17.9% 17.9% 22.6% 27.8% 25.9% 21.1% Over 64 8.9% 9.0% 9.5% 9.6% 10.8% 14.4% 18.3% Frederick County Population By Age and Gender 2000 Over 64 Female 45 To 64 Population 20 To 44 Male Population 2000PopByAgeFrederickCo AgeGroup Group Age 5 To 9 Total Male/FeNumFemale NumMale Under 5 14,056 6,882 7,174 5 To 9Under 5 44,629 21,844 22,785 20 To 44 73,545 37,334 36,211 45 To 640 5,000 44,211 10,000 21,941 15,000 22,270 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 Over 64 18,836 11,197 7,639 Frederick County Births and Deaths Recorded 1960 To 2001 Year Births Birth Rate* Deaths Death Rates* 1960 1,662 23.0 741 10.3 1965 1,602 20.3 794 10.1 1970 1,539 18.1 744 8.7 1975 1,279 13.2 765 7.9 1980 1,769 15.4 791 6.9 1985 1,982 15.5 959 7.5 1990 2,559 15.7 915 6.1 1991 2,463 15.8 913 5.9 1992 2,577 16.1 983 6.2 1993 2,536 15.4 1,092 6.7 1994 2,646 15.2 1,112 6.4 1995 2,648 15.1 1,105 6.3 1996 2,660 14.8 1,228 6.8 1997 2,626 14.3 1,140 6.2 1998 2,730 14.6 1,213 6.5 1999 2,595 13.6 1,265 6.6 2000 2,906 14.9 1,287 6.6 2001 2,897 14.3 1,347 6.7 2002 3,009 N/A 1,374 N/A * Birth and death rates are per 1,000 population Data Source: Maryland Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene Frederick County Births and Deaths Recorded 1960 To 2002 3,500 3,000 2,500 Births 2,000 Recorded Deaths 1,500 Recorded 1,000 500 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2002 Net Migration Flow For Frederick County (In-Migration Minus Out-Migration) Net Migration Net Migration Net Migration Net Migration Net Migration 1980 To 1985 1985 To 1990 1990 To 1995 1995 To 2000 1980 To 2000 MARYLAND COUNTIES 4,573 9,259 14,708 11,146 39,686 BALTIMORE REGION -1,226 1,188 2,659 2,787 5,408 Anne Arundel 187 346 241 479 1,253 Baltimore County 230 200 318 681 1,429 Carroll -1,666 232 934 359 -141 Harford 49 0 105 73 227 Howard -181 265 811 959 1,854 Baltimore City 155 145 250 236 786 SUBURBAN WASHINGTON 5,817 9,487 13,726 10,110 39,140 Frederick 0 0 0 0 0 Montgomery 4,691 8,204 12,381 8,742 34,018 Prince George's 1,126 1,283 1,345 1,368 5,122 SOUTHERN MARYLAND 0 -74 288 223 437 Calvert 0 -74 48 81 55 Charles 0 0 174 133 307 St. Mary's 0 0 66 9 75 WESTERN MARYLAND -130 -1,456 -1,775 -1,874 -5,235 Allegany 164 147 -2 22 331 Garrett 0 59 -31 -44 -16 Washington -294 -1,662 -1,742 -1,852 -5,550 UPPER EASTERN SHORE 58 5 0 0 63 Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 Cecil 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 Queen Anne's 58 5 0 0 63 Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 LOWER EASTERN SHORE -26 -41 -167 -97 -331 Dorchester 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 Wicomico -26 -8 -69 7 -96 Worcester 0 -33 -98 -104 -235 OTHER MARYLAND COUNTIES1 80 150 -23 -3 204 SURROUNDING STATES2 -60 -141 -841 -977 -2,019 Washington D. C. 89 243 212 151 695 Virginia 308 760 681 254 2,003 West Virginia -375 -856 -1,019 -1,079 -3,329 Pennsylvania -50 -288 -706 -206 -1,250 Delaware -32 0 -9 -97 -138 OTHER STATES BY REGION 749 3,423 292 -235 4,229 North East 671 1,725 1,409 1,109 4,914 North Central 353 1,003 41 193 1,590 South -88 417 -1,208 -1,301 -2,180 West -187 278 50 -236 -95 Not speficied 0 0 0 0 0 INTRA-U.S. MIGRANTS3 5,262 12,541 14,159 9,934 41,896 FEDERAL CITIZENS MOVEMENT 179 264 851 397 1,691 TOTAL MIGRATION4 5,441 12,805 15,010 10,331 43,587 1. Counties where migration is small and not reported individually. 2. May not include all migration from these jurisdictions, any additional migration is included in "other states by region." 3. Includes intra-state and inter-state migrants. 4. Includes intra-U.S. migrants and federal citizens movement. Source: Maryland Department of Planning, based on summary data prepared by Internal Revenue Service using the IRS Individual Master File (IMF) of all Form 1040, 1040A ,1040EZ,1040NR, 1040PR, 1040VI & 1040SS tax returns. Baltimore 5,408 Net Migration Flow for Frederick County Suburban W 39,140 Southern M 437 1980 - 2000 Western M -5,235 West US Upper East 63 Lower East -331 South US Other MD C 204 Washington 695 North Central US Virginia 2,003 West Virgin North-3,329 East US Pennsylvan -1,250 DelawareDelaware -138 North East 4,914 North CentPennsylvania 1,590 South US -2,180 WestWest US Virginia -95 Virginia Washington DC Other MD Counties Lower Eastern Shore Upper Eastern Shore Western MD Southern MD Suburban Washington Baltimore -7,500 -5,000 -2,500 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 15,000 17,500 20,000 22,500 25,000 27,500 30,000 32,500 35,000 37,500 40,000 Net Migration Flow for Frederick County 1980 To 2000 Pennsylvania -1,250 Washington Allegany Carroll 331 -5,550 Garrett -141 Harford Baltimore Co 227 -16 1,429 West Virginia Frederick -3,329 Baltimore City 786 Howard 1,854 Virginia 2,003 Montgomery Queen 34,018 Anne Arundel Anne's 1,253 63 Washington DC 695 Prince George's Delaware 5,122 -138 Calvert 55 Charles 307 St. Mary's Wicomico 75 -96 Worchester -235 Residency* of Frederick County in 1985 and 1995 1995 Residency 1985 1995 Same House 70,398 100,167 Different House in Same County 32,254 11,905 16,481 21,253 Different County In Same State Same Different State: 17,597 19,186 House 64% Northeast 5,977 6,020 Midwest 1,880 1,713 South 8,126 9,180 West 1,614 2,273 Other Same State Different House Abroad: 1,521 2,601 State 12% 14% Puerto Rico 597 Same US Outlying Area 067Abroad County 2% Foreign Country 1,516 2,437 8% Data Source: US Census * Residency: totaled from people claiming they lived in a different house on April 1, 1995 from their current residence on April 1, 2000. It is used to examine the mobility of a population. Maryland and Frederick County Population By Race 2000 Race Maryland Frederick White 3,391,021 64% 174,293 89% African-American 1,468,243 28% 12,191 6% Asian 209,713 4% 3,327 2% Other 114,454 2% 2,374 1% 2 Or More Races 113,055 2% 3,092 2% Total 5,296,486 100% 195,277 100% Data Source: US Census 100% 90% 89 80% 70% 64 60% Maryland 50% Frederick 40% 28 30% 20% 10% 6 4 2 2 1 2 2 0% White African-American Asian Other 2 Or More Races Frederick County Residents Ancestry 2000 Ancestry First Reported Total Reported Total Population 195,277 Total Ancestries reported 207,036 Afghan 110 110 Albanian 64 122 Arab 438 617 Australian 99 109 Austrian 214 525 Canadian (Includes French Canadian) 1,363 1,707 Croatian 96 125 Czech (Includes Czechoslovakian) 545 962 Danish 421 733 Dutch 1,333 2,723 English (includes British) 16,527 24,681 Finnish 177 340 French (Includes Alsatian and Basque) 2,896 5,389 German 37,815 51,441 Greek 866 1,012 Hungarian 748 1,145 Iranian 143 161 Irish (Includes Celtic) 19,001 29,914 Italian 8,544 10,945 Lithuanian 176 355 Norwegian 1,118 1,726 Pennsylvania German 79 106 Polish 3,510 5,549 Portuguese 208 273 Romanian 149 230 Russian 1,145 1,752 Scandinavian 270 314 Scotch-Irish 2,338 3,264 Scottish 2,980 4,790 Serbian 101 136 Slavic 75 117 Slovak 343 608 Sub-Saharan African 754 823 Swedish 1,203 1,948 Swiss 388 657 Turkish 67 104 Ukrainian 440 656 United States or American 19,721 19,721 Welsh 997 2,181 West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin) 345 436 Yugoslavian 83 83 Race or Hispanic Origin 4,728 4,728 Other Ancestries 24,889 28,233 Unclassified Or Not Reported 42,451 42,451 Data Source: US Census Types of Disabilities By Age and Gender For Frederick County's Civilian Non-Institutionalized Population - 2000 Male Female Total Total Population 5 Years and Older 86,992 48.8% 91,268 51.2% 178,260 100.0% 5 To 15 Years Old 17,349 19.9% 16,651 18.2% 34,000 19.1% With 1 Type of Disability 1,006 5.8% 817 4.9% 1,823 5.4% Sensory Disability 154 15.3% 169 20.7% 323 17.7% Physical Disability 35 3.5% 109 13.3% 144 7.9% Mental Disability 810 80.5% 502 61.4% 1,312 72.0% Self-Care Disability 7 70.0% 37 4.5% 44 2.4% With 2 or More Types of Disability 249 1.4% 108 0.6% 357 1.1% Includes Self-Care Disability 124 49.8% 75 69.4% 199 55.7% Does not include Self-Care Disability 125 50.2% 33 30.6% 158 44.3% No Disability 16,094 92.8% 15,726 94.4% 31,821 93.6% 16 To 20 Years Old 5,830 6.7% 6,174 6.8% 12,004 6.7% With 1 Type of Disability 623 10.7% 457 7.4% 1,080 9.0% Sensory Disability 49 7.9% 22 4.8% 71 6.6% Physical Disability 31 5.0% 15 3.3% 46 4.3% Mental Disability 287 46.1% 180 39.4% 467 43.2% Self-Care Disability 0 0.0% 14 3.1% 14 1.3% Go-Outside Home & Employment Only 71 11.4% 40 8.8% 111 10.3% Employment Disability 185 29.7% 186 40.7% 371 34.4% With 2 or More Types of Disability 174 3.0% 130 2.1% 304 2.5% Includes Self-Care Disability 19 10.9% 48 36.9% 67 22.0% Does not include Self-Care Disability 155 89.1% 82 63.1% 237 78.0% Go-Outside Home & Employment Only 47 30.3% 44 53.7% 91 38.4% Other Combination 108 69.7%
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