Caroline County, MD Population

Overview

33,234

Total Population

39.2

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,557

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Caroline County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Caroline County is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caroline County's population under 18 was 23.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caroline County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caroline County, 19.63% were under the age of 15, 17.84% aged 15 to 29, 46.16% aged 30 to 64, 14.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 504 more females than males in Caroline County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Caroline County, MD.
The Caroline County, MD gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,267.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,390.

Caroline County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Caroline County population: 77.03% are White, 13.65% are Black or African American, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are Asian, 3.29% are some other race and 5.02% are multiracial.
Caroline County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,557 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,677 (92.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caroline County is White with a population of 25,599 (77.03% of the total population).

Caroline County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 33,542 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Caroline County's population increased by 3,264 (10.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caroline County's population increased by 219 (0.66%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Caroline County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 29,790.