The Comprehensive Planning Division tracks demographic and socioeconomic data as a means of projecting the needs of the county in the future and incorporating these projections into long-range plans.
Data generally is collected at the election district level.
The data most frequently asked for relate to population or household estimates for various parts of the county. Each month, Population Estimates and Household Estimates are produced by the Comprehensive Planning Division for each election district. The Comprehensive Planning Division also produces a Demographic and Development Data Manual annually that contains statistical information relating to households, employment, and development. This manual is available for purchase from the Planning Department. More extensive data for the county, based on Census information relating to household income, employment, and education among other things, can be obtained through the Maryland Department of Planning and the U.S. Census Bureau .