Brief Economic Facts - Maryland
Brief Economic Facts
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND
New York
As part of the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, Calvert County
Washington, DC
offers a variety of amenities. Calvert, a
Baltimore
peninsula on the western shore of the
Chesapeake Bay, is the state's smallest
county consisting of about 213 square miles.The town centers of Dunkirk and Prince Frederick offer convenient highway access to the cities of Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.The
Calvert County, a peninsula on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, is part of the Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC
Prince Frederick
town centers of Solomons and Lusby
metropolitan area..
provide ideal locations for companies
supporting operations at or near the
Naval Air Station Patuxent River in
Calvert is accessible to major airports and highways, the
Lexington Park.
Port of Baltimore, an abundant workforce, and cultural and
Calvert County's private sector industries generate $4.4 billion in economic output. Major employers are Exelon, CalvertHealth Medical Center,Arc of Southern Maryland, and Dominion.
recreational activities. Although positioned in one of the nation's wealthiest metro areas, Calvert's cost of living remains comfortable.With its low crime rate, Calvert is a safe place to live. In addition, preservation-oriented planning projects safeguard the area's character.
LOCATION
Driving distance from Prince Frederick: Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richmond, Virginia Washington, DC
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY1
Yearly Snowfall (inches) Summer Temperature (?F) Winter Temperatire (?F) Days Below Freezing Land Area (square miles) Water area (square miles) Elevation (ft)
Miles Kilometers
619
996
59
96
453
729
726
1,169
242
390
154
247
263
423
101
162
42
68
14.4 76.5 38.1 75.5 213.2 230 sea level to 168
POPULATION2,3
Maryland part of
Calvert County
Washington DC
Households Population
metro*
Maryland
2010
30,875
88,737
335,458 5,773,552
2020
32,425
93,072
372,195 6,055,802
2030**
34,900
96,950
407,360 6,254,500
*Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties
**Projections
S elected places population (2010): Chesapeake Ranch Estates 10,519; Chesapeake Beach 5,753; Huntingtown 3,311; Drum Point 2,731; Prince Frederick 2,538; Dunkirk 2,520
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION2,3 (2019)
Age Under 5yrs 5 - 19 yrs 20 - 44 yrs 45 -64 yrs 65 and over Total Median Age
Number 4,468
18,823 27,831 27,226 14,177 92,525
Percent 4.8
20.3 30.1 29.4 15.3 100.0 40.1 years
2021.8
Brief Economic Facts CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND
LABOR AVAILABILITY3,4,5 (BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE)
Civilian Labor Force (2019 avg.)
Labor Mkt.
County
Area*
Total civilian labor force
50,484 1,027,728
Employment
48,888 992,035
Unemployment
1,596 35,693
Unemployment rate
3.16% 3.47%
Residents commuting outside the county Number
to work (2015-2019)
28,400
Percent 60.6%
Employment in selected occupations (2015-2019)
Management, business, science and arts 20,249
43.1
Service
7,564
16.1
Sales and office
9,349
19.9
Production, transp. and material moving 3,665
7.8
*Calvert, Anne Arundel, Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's counties.
MAJOR EMPLOYERS6,7 (2020-2021)
Employer Calvert Health Medical Center Exelon / Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Arc of Southern Maryland Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa
AECOM Dominion Cove Point LNG Asbury Solomons Solomons Nursing Center Calvert County Nursing Center The Gott Company The Calverton School Edward B. Howlin Calvert Internal Medicine Group Fantasy World Entertainment UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Recorded Books
Product/Service
Employment
Medical services
1,225
Nuclear Energy
820
Medical , social services
375
Hotel, spa and
restaurants
240
Printing, fulfillment
services
205
Technological services
200
Liquified natural gas
200
Nursing care
180
Nursing care
165
Nursing care
145
Convenience stores
140
Private School
135
Ready-mix concrete
130
Medical services
125
Amusements rental
125
Fisheries research
125
Audio books
120
Excludes post offices, state and local governments, national retail and national foodservice; includes higher education
EMPLOYMENT4 (2020)
Industry
Estab Annual lishments Avg. Empl.
Federal Government
21 172
State Government
9 309
Local Government
31 3,728
Private Sector
1,804 16,713
Natural resources and
mining
*
*
Construction
317 2,007
Manufacturing
38 494
Trade, Transportation, and utilities
316 4,501
Information
13
32
Financial activities
174 585
Professional and business services
355 1,917
Education and health services
232 3,447
Leisure and hospitality 181 2,939
Other Services
170 763
Total
1,865 20,923
Includes civilian employment only *Confidential
Avg. Wkly. Empl. % Wage
0.82 1,389 1.48 899 17.82 1,167 79.88 1,013
*
*
9.59 1,263
2.36 1,694
21.51 0.15 2.80
1,164 1,588 1,435
9.16 1,062
16.47 14.05 3.65
100
1,039 424 714
1,042
HOURLY WAGE RATES4 (2020)
Selected Occupations
Accountants Aerospace engineers Bookkeeping/accounting clerks Computer hardware engineers Computer user support specialists Customer service represenatives Electrical engineers Electronics engineering technicians Freight, stock and material movers Industrial truck operators Information security analyst Inspectors, testers, sorters Machinists Maintenance workers, machinery Mechanical Engineers Network support specialists Packaging/filling machine operators Secretaries Shipping/receiving clerks Stock clerks and order fillers Team assemblers Telemarketer
Median
$38.01 $55.53 $21.40 $61.38 $46.69 $24.45 $14.00 $49.34 $39.26 $12.31 $19.62 $47.43 $30.61 $30.38 $20.49 $47.60 $35.18 $11.75 $19.05 $19.48 $12.14 $16.41
Entry
$26.85 $39.38 $14.67 $44.62 $30.34 $19.07 $11.34 $32.00 $27.97 $11.29 $15.45 $32.52 $16.15 $21.94 $15.80 $31.23 $23.08 $10.57 $14.18 $13.41 $11.07 $11.32
Skilled
$47.49 $62.61 $26.06 $70.05 $57.32 $28.75 $28.75 $61.78 $46.21 $14.88 $22.80 $57.67 $35.60 $14.88 $23.72 $57.23 $42.53 $17.16 $23.64 $25.67 $15.29 $22.48
Wages are an estimate of what workers might expect to receive in Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties) and may vary by industry, employer and locality
Brief Economic Facts CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES3,8
Educational Attainment - age 25 & over (2015-2019)
High school graduate or higher
94.70%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.41%
Public Schools
Number: 12 elementary; 6 middle/comb.; 4 high; 1 career/tech
Enrollment: 15,292
Cost per pupil: $13,585
Students per teacher: 15.8
High school career / tech enrollment: 2,961 High school graduates: 1,191
Nonpublic Schools Number: 13
Higher Education (2019)
Enrollment Degrees
2-year institution
College of Southern Maryland
6,081 1,262
TAX RATES9
Corporate Income Tax (2020)
Base ? federal taxable income
Calvert County none
Maryland 8.25%
Personal Income Tax (2019)
3.00% 2.0-5.75%
Base ? federal adjusted gross income *Graduated rate peaking at 5.75% on taxable income over $300,000
Sales & Use Tax (2020)
none
6.0%
Exempt ? sales for resale; manufacturer's purchase of raw materials; manufacturing machinery and equipment; purchases of materials and equipment used in R&D and testing of finished products; purchases of computer programs for reproduction or incorporation into another computer program for resale
Real Property Tax (FY 21)
$0.9320 $0.1120
Effective rate per $100 of assessed value
In an incorporated area, the county rate will vary and a municipal rate will also apply
Business Personal Prop.Tax (FY 21)
$2.23
none
Rate per $100 of depreciated value
Exempt ? manufacturing and R&D machinery, equipment, materials and supplies; manufacturing, R&D and warehousing inventory In an incorporated area, a municipal rate may also apply; municipal exemptions may be available
Major Tax Credits Available
Enterprise Zone, Job Creation, More Jobs for Marylanders, R&D, New Jobs, Biotechnology and Cybersecurity Investment,A&E District
INCOME3 (2015-2019)
Percent Households
Distribution
Calvert Co. Maryland
U.S.
Under $25,000
7.10% 13.10%
19.20%
$25,000 - $49,999
13.20% 17.00%
21.20%
$50,000 - $74,999
11.50% 15.30%
17.20%
$75,000 - $99,999
14.30% 13.20%
12.70%
$100,000 - $149,999
23.00% 19.00%
15.10%
$150,000 - $199,999
15.80% 10.50%
6.80%
$200,000 and over
16.20% 12.70%
7.70%
Median household Average household Per Capita Total income (millions)
$109,313 $127,265 $45,783
4,069
$84,805 $111,417 $42,122
245,697
$62,843 $88,607 $34,103 10,699,831
HOUSING3,10
Occupied Units (2015-2019) 31,973 (84.7% owner occupied) Housing Transactions
Units Sold Median Selling Price
*All multiple listed properties excludes auctions and FSBO
2,015 $397,759
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY6
Calvert County offers a variety of industrial parks including:
Calvert County Industrial Park - 226 acres located five miles southwest of Prince Frederick.
Calvert-Arundel Business Park - 20 acres located near Chesapeake Beach.
North Calvert Industrial Park - 30 acres located near Owings.
Dunkirk Business Center - 15 acres located near Dunkirk.
Calvert County's Patuxent Business Park (PBP), with ample green space, is Southern Maryland's first comprehensively planned business campus.The 92-acre campus will accommodate a variety of uses including up to 650,000 sf of Class A office and flex space. It is located 10 miles north of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and 16 miles south of Prince Frederick, between MD Routes 4 and 765.
Calvert County has three Opportunity Zones; for more information please visit: 291/FederalOpportunity-Zones
Market Profile Data (2019)
Low
Land ? cost per acre
Industrial
$140,000
Office
$200,000
Rental Rates ? per square foot
Warehouse / Industrial
$8.00
Flex / R&D / Technology $10.00
Class A Office
$10.00
High Average
$320,000 $210,000 $500,000 $250,000
$15.00 $40.00 $22.00
$10.00 $20.00 $20.00
Brief Economic Facts CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION
Highways: MD Rt. 2 connects with U.S. 50/301, and MD Rt. 4 connects with U.S. 301 and the Capital Beltway (I-495); the Thomas Johnson Bridge over the Patuxent River connects MD Rts. 2/4 in the southern part of the county with MD Rts. 5/235 in St. Mary's County
Rail: Closest rail depot (CSXT) is in adjacent Prince George's County at Upper Marlboro
Truck: Nearly 60 local and long-distance trucking establishments are located in Southern Maryland
Water: Served by the Port of Baltimore, 50' channel; a leading U.S. automobile and break-bulk port; seven public terminals including the state-of-the-art Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (64 miles from Prince Frederick)
Air: Served by Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Dulles International Airport, Reagan Washington National Airport, and St. Mary's Regional Airport (4150' runway)
RECREATION AND CULTURE
Calvert County is best known for its attractive location on the Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River
Parks and Recreation: Supports and maintains 38 properties and 22 school recreation parks totaling over 2,000 acres and offering a variety of amenities; recreational opportunities for boating, sailing, charter boat fishing, swimming, crabbing, canoeing, kayaking, biking, camping, bird watching, fossil hunting and golf
Cultural:The Arts Council of Calvert County promotes outdoor theme concerts, theatrical productions, art shows, and crafts and antique festivals throughout the year
Archaeological/Ecological Attractions: Flag Ponds Nature Park, Calvert Cliffs State Park, Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Visitor Center,American Chestnut Land Trust, Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail,Wetlands Overlook Park and Battle Creek Cypress Swamp,Wetlands Overlook Park, and Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm
Other Attractions: Breezy Point Beach and Campground, Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, Calvert Marine Museum, Drum Point Lighthouse, Cove Point Lighthouse, J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House,"Wm. B.Tennison," "The Dee" skipjack, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, King's Landing Park, One-Room Schoolhouse, Chesapeake Beach Water Park, Bayside History Museum, Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center, Old Wallville School, and Chesapeake Hills Golf Course
Special Events: Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering, Calvert County Fair, Calvert County Jousting Tournament,Artsfest, Patuxent River Appreciation Days,Taste of the Beaches, Juneteenth Community Day, Solomons Maritime Festival, Calvert County Watermen's Festival, Solomons Christmas Walk Gala & Lighted Boat Parade, DrinkMaryland, End Hunger Dragon Boat Festival, Solomons Island Dragon Boat Festival, Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge, Polar Bear Plunge, Lower Marlboro Freedom Day, Garden in Lights and the Fairy & Gnome Festival.
UTILITIES
Electricity: Baltimore Gas and Electric and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative; customers of investor-owned utilities and major cooperatives may choose their electric supplier Gas:Washington Gas provides natural gas; customers may choose their gas supplier Water and Sewer: County systems in Prince Frederick, Solomons, Chesapeake Beach, North Beach, Calvert County Industrial Park and the Patuxent Business Park (PBP) Telecommunications: Local Carrier - Verizon Maryland; cable internet service available; ISDN digital switching and fiber available
GOVERNMENT
County Seat: Prince Frederick Government: Five commissioners elected for four-year terms; commissioner form of government limits county legislative power to areas authorized by the General Assembly Earl F."Buddy" Hance, President, Board of County Commissioners 410.535.1600, ext. 2214 Mark Willis, County Administrator 410-535-2161 Website: co.cal.md.us Bond Rating: AAA (S&P); Aaa (Moody's); AAA (Fitch)
Calvert County Department of Economic Development Julie Oberg, Director Calvert County Courthouse Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 Telephone: 410.535.4583 Email: info@
Sources: 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1981-2010 normals);
Maryland Geological Survey 2 Maryland Department of Planning 3 U.S. Bureau of the Census 4 Maryland Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Information and
Performance 5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 Calvert County Department of Economic Development 7 Maryland Department of Commerce 8 Maryland State Department of Education; Maryland Higher Education
Commission 9 Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; Comptroller of the
Treasury 10 Maryland Association of Realtors 11 Maryland State Archives; Maryland Association of Counties
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