Origin: Wicomico County was created from
Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867
(Constitution, Art. XIII, secs. 2-6). The County
was named after the Wicomico River from the
Indian words "wicko" and "mekee" meaning a place
where houses are built, apparently referring to
an Indian town on the river banks.
County Seat: Salisbury, MD 21801 |
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Wicomico County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 377.2 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 239.7 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 56.1%. On the 2000
census form, 98.7% of the population reported
only one race, with 23.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 2.2% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.53 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.00 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20
major sectors. It had an average wage per job of
$21,974. Per capita income grew by 17.5% between
1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
Population (2005) |
90,402 |
Covered Employment |
45,351 |
Growth (%) since
1990 |
21.6% |
Average wage per job |
$32,375 |
Households (2000) |
32,218 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
9.7% |
Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
51,541 |
Average wage per job |
$35,940 |
Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
4.2 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
2.7% |
Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$27,985 |
Average wage per job |
$32,875 |
Median Household
Income (2003) |
$40,052 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
Poverty Rate (2003) |
11.5 |
Average wage per job |
D |
H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
80.7 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.8% |
Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
21.9 |
Average wage per job |
$45,215 |
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/wicomico.html
Community College: www.worwic.cc.md.us
County Attorney:
www.wicomicocounty.org/council/cnty_attorney.html
County Council:
www.wicomicocounty.org/council/council.html
County Government: www.wicomicocounty.org/county.html
District Court:
www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#wicomico
Economic Development Dept.: www.swed.org
Elections Board: www.co.wicomicocounty.org/election
Emergency Services Dept.:
www.wicomicocounty.org/e911/911.html
Health Dept.: www.wicomicohealth.org
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/wic/
Library: www.wicomicolibrary.org
Planning & Zoning Dept.:
www.wicomicocounty.org/pnz/p&z.htm
Public Defender:
www.opd.state.md.us/locations/wicomico.htm
Public Schools: www.wcboe.org
Public Works: www.wicomicocounty.org/pubwrk/index.html
Recreation & Parks Dept.: www.wicomicorecandparks.org
Register of Wills:
www.registers.state.md.us/county/wi/html/wicomico.html
Sheriff: www.wicomicocounty.org/wcso/newwcso.htm
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/wicomico.htm |