Whaleyville is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Worcester County,
Maryland
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, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Whaleyville is located at (38.396470, −75.301292).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 124 people, 57 households, and 38 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 64 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.16%
White
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, 2.42%
African American
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, 2.42% from
other races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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of any race were 2.42% of the population.
There were 57 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were
married couples
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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $40,682 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $17,440. There were no families and 5.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
References
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Census-designated places in Worcester County, Maryland
Census-designated places in Maryland
Salisbury metropolitan area