County Seat: Easton
Land Area: 259 square miles
Elevation: Sea level to 72 feet
Climate:
Annual Rainfall: 43.4 inches
Annual Snowfall: 15.4 inches
Summer Average Temp: 75.5 degrees
Winter Average Temp: 38.9 degrees
Population Estimates:
1990-30,549
1995-32,325
2000-33,812
2005-34,475
2010-35,475
Age Distribution:
Under age 5- 5.5%
Age5-9 - 17.9%
Age 20-44 - 31.0%
Age 45-64 - 24.8%
Age 65-plus - 20.8%
Major Communities:
Easton, 11,708
Oxford, 771
St. Michaels, 1,193
Trappe, 1,146
Education:
High school graduates or higher: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Disposable Income:
Median household: $38,850
Average household: $53,681
Per capita: $22,394
Workforce:
Total: 19,306
Average unemployment: 2.7%
Residents commuting outside the county to work: 3,663 (19.5%)