County Seat: Cambridge

Land Area: 593 square miles

Elevation: Sea level to 53 feet

Climate:
Annual Rainfall: 45.2 inches
Annual Snowfall: 13.7 inches
Summer Average Temp: 76.8 degrees
Winter Average Temp: 38.7 degrees

Population Estimates:
1990-30,236
1995-30,000
2000-30,674
2005-30,900
2010-31,100

Age Distribution:
Under age 5 - 5.8%
Age 5-9 - 20.2%
Age 20-44 - 33.7%
Age 45-64 - 23.2%
Age 65-plus - 17.1%

Major Communities:
Cambridge, 10,976
Hurlock, 1,874
Secretary, 503

Education:
High school graduates or higher: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Disposable Income:
Median household: $28,082
Average household: $33,266
Per capita: $13,865

Workforce:
Total: 14,836
Average unemployment: 7.3%
Residents commuting outside the county to work: 4,940 (32.8%)