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Employment / Unemployment

2025 Civilian Labor Force Employment and Unemployment – Carroll County, MD

Month	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Rate (%)
1	Jan	95,479	93,272	2,207	2.3
3	Feb	95,374	92,757	2,617	2.7
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16	Avg.	95,427	93,015	2,412	2.5

Annual Averages – Employment and Unemployment – Carroll County, MD

Year	Labor Force	Emp.	Unemp.	Rate (%)
4	2024	95,792	93,543	2,249	2.3
6	2023	95,464	93,839	1,626	1.7
8	2022	95,840	92,883	2,957	3.1
9	2021	92,361	88,588	3,772	4.1
10	2020	93,155	88,393	4,762	5.1
11	2019	96,148	93,293	2,855	3.0
12	2018	95,474	92,234	3,240	3.4
13	2017	95,325	92,154	3,172	3.3
14	2016	94,286	90,884	3,402	3.6
15	2015	94,048	89,889	4,159	4.4
17	2014	94,395	89,635	4,760	5.0
18	2013	95,769	90,222	5,547	5.8
19	2012	94,449	88,615	5,834	6.2
20	2011	93,443	87,618	5,825	6.2
21	2010	93,083	86,873	6,210	6.7
22	2009	92,930	86,890	6,040	6.5
23	2008	95,727	92,181	3,546	3.7

State of Maryland Rankings for February 2025

Source: Maryland Dept. of Labor; U.S. Dept. of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data is not Seasonally Adjusted. United States figures Seasonally Adjusted.
Last Updated: April 09, 2025

Business Composition & Laborforce

ANNUAL AVERAGE – 2023

4566

Total Firms in Carroll County

57801

Total Employment in Carroll County

1267

Average Weekly Wage Per Worker

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SECTOR	# OF FIRMS	% OF TOTAL	# OF EMPLOYEES	% OF TOTAL	AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE
1	Total Employment	4,566	100%	57,801	100%	1,267
2	Public Employment	103	2.3%	8,672	15.0%	1,604
3	Federal Gov't	26	0.6%	789	1.4%	2239
4	State Gov't	11	0.2%	1,270	2.2%	1464
5	Local Gov't	64	1.4%	6,613	11.4%	1109
8	Private Employment	4,463	97.7%	49,129	85%	1,112
9	Natural Resources & Mining	51	1.1%	495	0.9%	844
10	Construction	773	16.9%	6,202	10.7%	1305
11	Manufacturing	148	3.2%	3,945	6.8%	1479
12	Trade, Transportation & Utilities	792	17.3%	12,269	21.2%	878
13	Information	58	1.3%	240	0.4%	1602
14	Financial Activities	363	8.0%	1,386	2.4%	1918
15	Professional & Business Services	938	20.5%	5,811	10.1%	1357
16	Education & Health Services	548	12.0%	10,076	17.4%	991
17	Leisure & Hospitality	343	7.5%	6,560	11.3%	435
18	Other Services	441	9.7%	2,144	3.7%	851
19	Unclassified	8	0.2%	1	0.0%	572

NAICS Sectors, Carroll County, Maryland—2023 Annual Averages, All establishment sizes
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages – Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last updated: September 20, 2024

Population

Population Estimates by Election District 1990-2025

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Municipality/Election District	1990	2000c	2010c	2020c	2024	MAR - 2025
1	Taneytown ED	2,756	2,739	2,710	2,624	2,688	2,688
2	City of Taneytown	3,842	5,128	6,745	7,234	8,250	8,250
3	Uniontown ED	3,709	4,188	4,128	4,128	4,194	4,202
4	Myers ED	4,921	5,385	5,516	5,460	5,563	5,566
5	Woolerys ED	14,250	16,329	17,487	17,796	18,143	18,154
6	Freedom ED	15,635	21,866	24,277	25,964	26,129	26,173
7	Town of Sykesville	2,345	4,197	4,436	4,316	4,631	4,633
8	Manchester ED	8,168	8,619	9,193	9,218	9,360	9,365
9	Town of Manchester	2,829	3,329	4,808	5,408	5,453	5,453
10	Westminster ED	13,770	16,524	18,162	18,328	18,544	18,549
11	City of Westminster	13,582	16,731	18,590	20,126	20,705	20,708
12	Hampstead ED	7,867	8,051	8,475	8,470	8,546	8,546
13	Town of Hampstead	2,756	5,060	6,323	6,241	6,290	6,290
14	Franklin ED	6,460	7,459	7,372	7,484	7,607	7,610
15	Middleburg ED	1,348	1,442	1,422	1,326	1,347	1,347
16	New Windsor ED	2,330	2,349	2,281	2,285	2,325	2,325
17	Town of New Windsor	757	1,303	1,396	1,441	1,745	1,745
18	Union Bridge ED	652	530	576	590	593	593
19	Town of Union Bridge	912	989	975	936	938	938
20	Mt. Airy ED	3,363	4,084	4,475	4,656	4,715	4,727
22	Town of Mt. Airy**	5,573	5,573	5,573	6,126	6,333	6,333
23	Berrett ED	11,095	11,615	12,281	12,734	13,032	13,035
24	County Total*	125,586	150,897	167,134	172,891	177,133	177,228
25	Total Incorporated**	29,262	39,717	48,759	51,828	54,346	54,350
26	Total Unincorporated	96,324	111,180	118,375	121,063	122,787	122,878

Population estimates are based on an assumed average household vacancy rate of 3.7%
Population totals 2017-2019 have been adjusted to better align with the 2020 Census

*County totals are end of year figures unless otherwise noted. 2000c, 2010c & 2020c denote Census figures.
**Includes Carroll County portion of Mt. Airy only
Source: U.S. Census, Carroll County Department of Planning
Last updated: April 09, 2025

Housing Units

Housing Units Estimates by Election District 1990-2025

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Municipality/Election District	1990	2000c	2010c	2020c	2024	MAR - 2025
1	Taneytown ED	970	1,005	1,117	1,117	1,141	1,141
2	City of Taneytown	1,357	1,816	2,554	2,817	3,223	3,223
3	Uniontown ED	1,281	1,481	1,607	1,632	1,652	1,655
4	Myers ED	1,624	1,911	2,068	2,103	2,137	2,138
5	Woolerys ED	4,754	5,732	6,443	6,707	6,824	6,828
6	Freedom ED	5,001	7,319	8,603	9,294	9,326	9,342
7	Town of Sykesville	858	1,407	1,474	1,716	1,844	1,845
8	Manchester ED	2,674	2,956	3,377	3,520	3,568	3,570
9	Town of Manchester	1,008	1,151	1,713	1,973	1,983	1,983
10	Westminster ED	4,800	5,989	6,834	7,171	7,246	7,248
11	City of Westminster	5,415	6,476	7,684	7,889	8,087	8,088
12	Hampstead ED	2,675	2,907	3,157	3,241	3,268	3,268
13	Town of Hampstead	1,122	1,884	2,500	2,598	2,619	2,619
14	Franklin ED	2,061	2,482	2,650	2,770	2,805	2,806
15	Middleburg ED	462	500	545	550	558	558
16	New Windsor ED	763	814	896	889	904	904
17	Town of New Windsor	291	503	566	639	772	772
18	Union Bridge ED	232	198	235	226	226	226
19	Town of Union Bridge	355	376	429	444	444	444
20	Mt. Airy ED	1,051	1,462	1,521	1,595	1,611	1,615
22	Town of Mt. Airy**	793	1,112	2,011	2,265	2,343	2,343
23	Berrett ED	3,541	4,029	4,422	4,637	4,704	4,705
24	County Total*	43,088	53,400	62,406	65,793	67,285	67,321
25	Total Incorporated**	11,199	14,651	18,931	20,341	21,315	21,317
26	Total Unincorporated	31,889	39,669	43,475	45,452	45,970	46,004

Taxes

Property Taxes (Per $100 of Assessment)

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Tax Item	Carroll County	Maryland
1	Real Property Tax Rate	$1.018*	$0.112
2	Business Personal Property Tax Rate (taxed on depreciated value-assessed at 40%)	$2.515*	$0.00
3	R&D machinery, equipment materials and supplies	Exempt	$0.00
4	Manufacturing machinery, equipment materials and supplies	Exempt	$0.00
5	Manufacturing/R&D Inventory	Exempt	$0.00
6	Warehousing Inventory	Exempt	$0.00

*In an incorporated area, a municipal rate will also apply.

Municipal Taxes (based on full value assessment)

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Municipality	Real Property Rate (per $100 of assessment)
1	Town of Hampstead	$0.22
2	Town of Manchester	$0.216
3	Town of Mt. Airy	$0.1662
4	Town of New Windsor	$0.2615
5	Town of Sykesville	$0.33
6	City of Taneytown	$0.37
7	Town of Union Bridge	$0.35
8	City of Westminster	$0.56

Income Taxes

State Corporate Income Tax: 8.25% of net income attributable to business transacted within Maryland. No County Tax.
State Personal Income Tax: 4.75% of taxable income (graduated increase to maximum 5.75% for income over $250,000).
County Personal Income Tax: 3.03% of taxable income.

Sales and Use Tax

State: 6% on tangible personal property sold at retail or used in Maryland. Does not apply to sales for resale. Does not apply to a manufacturer’s purchase of raw materials nor manufacturing machinery and equipment. Tax exemptions for R&D firms include: purchases of materials and equipment used in R&D and testing of finished products, and purchases of computer programs for reproduction or incorporation into another computer program for resale.

County: None

Unemployment Insurance

For information regarding Unemployment Insurance, please contact the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

2023 Tax data (effective July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024) – Last updated: September 22, 2023