Cumberland, MD

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2020 Population
19,495
0.789% 1-year decline
US Senator
Ben Cardin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
40.3
1.51% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
20.9%
10.7% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$40,888
13.1% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$104,200
10.7% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
7,532
4.17% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Cumberland, MD had a population of 19.5k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $40,888. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Cumberland, MD declined from 19,650 to 19,495, a −0.789% decrease and its median household income grew from $36,145 to $40,888, a 13.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cumberland, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.76%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.28%), White (Hispanic) (1.64%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.441%).

None of the households in Cumberland, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Cumberland, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cumberland, MD are Allegany College of Maryland (533 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Cumberland, MD was $104,200, and the homeownership rate was 55.8%.

Most people in Cumberland, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cumberland, MD was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Cumberland, MD is home to a population of 19.5k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.81% of Cumberland, MD residents were born outside of the country (352 people).

In 2020, there were 15.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in Cumberland, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 639 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%
2020 Citizenship
99.1%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 99.4% of Cumberland, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Cumberland, MD was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cumberland, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    17.2k ± 290
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.12k ± 246
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    639 ± 196
2.04%
Hispanic Population
397 people

In 2020, there were 15.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in Cumberland, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 639 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.04% of the people in Cumberland, MD are hispanic (397 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    106,672 ± 7,947 people
  2. India
    60,671 ± 6,017 people
  3. China
    43,639 ± 5,110 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 106,672 Maryland residents, followed by India with 60,671 and China with 43,639.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.81%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
352 people
1.82%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
357 people

As of 2020, 1.81% of Cumberland, MD residents (352 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cumberland, MD was 1.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    535 ± 150
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    281 ± 125
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    193 ± 120

Cumberland, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Cumberland, MD employs 7.53k people. The largest industries in Cumberland, MD are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,398 people), Retail Trade (907 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (900 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($92,031), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,519), and Utilities ($54,531).

Males in Maryland have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,182. The income inequality in Maryland (measured using the Gini index) is 0.457, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

7.53k
2020 Value
± 561
−4.17%
1 Year decline
± 10.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Cumberland, MD declined at a rate of −4.17%, from 7.86k employees to 7.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cumberland, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,114 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (635 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (578 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cumberland, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

7.53k
2020 Value
± 561
−4.17%
1 Year decline
± 10.7%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Cumberland, MD declined at a rate of −4.17%, from 7.86k employees to 7.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cumberland, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,398 people), Retail Trade (907 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (900 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cumberland, MD, though some of these residents may live in Cumberland, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$33,859
Median earning men ± $3,445
$28,109
Median earning women ± $2,440

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($130,441), Public Administration ($63,173), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,273).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,304), Wholesale Trade ($52,708), and Public Administration ($46,719).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $29.2B
  2. $23.2B
  3. $20.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $29.2B, followed by Mixed freight ($23.2B) and Electronics ($20.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maryland products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$217B
2020 Value in Maryland
$445B
Projected 2050 Value in Maryland
105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maryland trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 105% to $445B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maryland trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $21.2B
  2. $18.1B
  3. $10.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Virginia with $21.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $18.1B and New York and $10.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maryland shares with each state (excluding itself).

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Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2020, universities in Cumberland, MD awarded 533 degrees. The student population of Cumberland, MD in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 708 male students and 1,815 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cumberland, MD are White (467 and 88.6%), followed by Black or African American (35 and 6.64%), Two or More Races (11 and 2.09%), and Hispanic or Latino (6 and 1.14%).

The largest universities in Cumberland, MD by number of degrees awarded are Allegany College of Maryland (533 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cumberland, MD are Registered Nursing (88 and 16.5%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (81 and 15.2%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (33 and 6.19%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 2,523 students enrolled in Cumberland, MD, 28.1% men and 71.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,107 records, of which 73.3% were women and 26.7% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 88 degree-majors awarded
  2. 70 degree-majors awarded
  3. 33 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Cumberland, MD was Registered Nursing with 88 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Cumberland, MD according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
533 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Allegany College of Maryland with 533 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2020, 157 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cumberland, MD, which is 0.418 times less than the 376 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 467 degrees mean that there were 13.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 35 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($7,410) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($860) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($1,540) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.892% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Bachelors Degree (982k), and Some college (980k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Cumberland, MD was $104,200 in 2020, which is 0.453 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $94,100 to $104,200, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Cumberland, MD is 55.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Cumberland, MD have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cumberland, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cumberland, MD is $40,888. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Cumberland, MD was Census Tract 11 with a value of $43,264, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $41,080 and $33,295.

Property

$104,200
Median Property Value 2020
±$8,480
$4,623
Median Property Taxes
±$416

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 Cumberland, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.8%
Homeownership
2020
60.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 55.8% of the housing units in Cumberland, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.5%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 11
  2. Census Tract 6
  3. Census Tract 10

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cumberland, MD was Census Tract 11 with a value of $43,264, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $41,080 and $33,295.

The following map shows all of the places in Cumberland, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$40,888
Median Household Income
± $3,121
8.28k
Number of Households
± 576

In 2020, the median household income of the 8.28k households in Cumberland, MD grew to $40,888 from the previous year's value of $36,145.

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cumberland, MD is from Maryland.
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.461
2019 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2020, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.855% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (76.2%)
  2. Carpooled (13.3%)
  3. Walked (4.36%)

In 2020, 76.2% of workers in Cumberland, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who walked to work (4.36%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cumberland, MD have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.5% of the workforce in Cumberland, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cumberland, MD (3.85k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cumberland, MD is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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93.8% of the population of Cumberland, MD has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 2.58% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Maryland was $8,602 in 2014. This is a 4.27% increase from the previous year ($8,250).

Primary care physicians in Allegany County, MD see 1651 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.4% decrease from the previous year (1885 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1304 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Maryland, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,651 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Allegany County, MD

Primary care physicians in Allegany County, MD see an average of 1,651 patients per year. This represents a 12.4% decrease from the previous year (1,885 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Allegany County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Maryland across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.16%
Uninsured
34.9%
Employer Coverage
29.7%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
2.58%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cumberland, MD grew by 1.08% from 6.1% to 6.16%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cumberland, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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