ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND
Allegany County is situated in the
heart of Western Maryland equidistant
from Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and
Pittsburgh. It is crossed by Interstate 68
and the main lines of CSX Transportation,
providing excellent access to major markets in the East and Midwest. Allegany’s
1,640 diverse businesses employ 22,500
workers with more than 30 of these firms
employing over 100.
New York
Cumberland
Washington, DC
Baltimore
Washington, DC
Allegany County is situated
in the heart of Western
Maryland equidistant from
Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
and Pittsburgh.
Allegany County continues to offer
abundant, available labor, below market
real estate costs, and growing technology
education resources. The county has developed a series of
business parks tailored to a diverse economy including information technology, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing.
New projects include the Allegany Business Center at Frostburg
State University, a technology-based business park located on
university land and offering the resources of Frostburg State
and the University System of Maryland. Another is the Barton
Business Park for Advanced Manufacturing, located south
of Cumberland and adjacent to the Robert C. Byrd Institute
LOCATION
for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing. Several recent business
expansions highlight the benefits of doing business in Allegany
County. Specs Chemical Services, a chemical compound provider, and Hamilton Relay, a long-time provider of captioned
phone services, have leased additional space in the county’s
industrial parks and hired over 60 employees.
Allegany County has three State Enterprise Zones and participates in the One Maryland Program which offers significant tax
credits for new capital investments and job creation.
POPULATION2,3
Driving distance from Cumberland:
Miles Kilometers
Atlanta, Georgia
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Richmond,Virginia
Washington, DC
635
134
505
557
293
218
101
195
131
1,023
216
813
896
471
351
163
314
211
Allegany County Households Population 2000
2010
2020**
29,322
29,177
29,750
74,930
75,087
75,150
Western
Maryland* 236,699
252,614
267,050
5,296,486
5,773,552
6,214,500
*Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties
**Projections
S elected places population (2010): Cumberland 20,859;
Frostburg 9,002; Cresaptown 4,592; LaVale 3,551; Potomac
Park 2,530; Westernport 1,888
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION3 (2010)
Yearly Precipitation (inches)
37.2
Yearly Snowfall (inches)
31.5
Summer Temperature (ºF)
72.6
Winter Temperature (ºF)
32.8
Duration of Freeze-Free Period (days)
178
Land Area (square miles) 427.6
Water Area (square miles) 0.4
Elevation (feet) 420 to 2,895 (945 average)
Age
Number Under 5
3,496
5 - 19
13,231
20 - 44
24,756
45 - 64
20,202
65 and over
13,402
Total
75,087
Median age
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2014
Maryland
Percent
4.7
17.6
33.0
26.9
17.8
100.0
40.9 years
ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND
LABOR AVAILABILITY3,4,5 (BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE)
EMPLOYMENT4 (2012, BY PLACE OF WORK)
Labor Mkt.
Civilian Labor Force (2013 avg. - prelim.) County
Area*
Industry
Total civilian labor force
36,362
Employment
33,439
Unemployment
2,923
Unemployment rate
8.0%
Residents commuting outside the
Number
county to work (2010-2012)
4,262
Employment in selected occupations (2010-2012)
Management, business, science and arts 8,899
Service
6,894
Sales and office
6,858
Production, transp. and material moving 4,565
Federal government
32
State government
14
Local government
42
Private sector
1,639
Natural resources and
10
mining
Construction
151
Manufacturing
61
Trade, transportation
408
and utilities
Information
20
Financial activities
143
Professional and business 188
services
Education and health
272
services
Leisure and hospitality
202
Other services
184
Total
1,727
66,917
61,891
5,026
7.5%
Percent
14.7%
29.8%
23.1%
23.0%
15.3%
* Allegany and Garrett counties, MD, and Mineral County, WV
MAJOR EMPLOYERS6,7 (2013)
Employer
Western Md. Health System
Frostburg State University
CSX Transportation
NewPage
Allegany College of Md.
Hunter Douglas Northeast
Walmart
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf
Resort
American Woodmark
The Active Network
ACS
Federal Correctional Inst.*
Giant Food Stores /
MARTIN'S® Food Markets
McDonald's
Friends Aware
U.S. Army Reserve*
Care Ventures
Moran Manor
Golden LivingCenter
CareFirst
Human Resource
Development Commission
Timbrook Automotive
Berry Plastics
Product/Service
Employment
Medical services
Higher education
Railroad
Pulp and paper products
Higher education
Window blinds
Consumer goods
Resort, golf and
conference center
Cabinets
Telecommunications
Telecommunications
Prison
Groceries
2,290
939
900
847
714
690
500
456
Restaurants
Services for the disabled
National security
Outpatient rehab svcs.
Nursing care
Nursing care
Health insurance
Social assistance
300
260
213
190
180
174
170
170
Car dealers
Plastic containers
168
153
444
440
350
305
300
Excludes post offices, state and local governments; includes higher education
* Employee counts for federal and military facilities exclude contractors to the
extent possible; embedded contractors may be included
Estab- Annual Avg. Emp. Avg. Wkly.
lishments Empl.
%
Wage
539
3,138
3,049
22,544
138
1.8 $1,213
10.7
844
10.4
794
77.0
609
0.5
812
1,029
2,510
5,035
3.5
8.6
17.2
754
858
518
445
895
1,960
1.5
3.1
6.7
610
749
589
6,269
21.4
760
3,264 11.2
999
3.4
29,270 100.0
251
387
664
Includes civilian employment only
HOURLY WAGE RATES4 (2012)
Selected Occupations
Median
Entry Experienced
Accountants
$27.00 $18.50
Bookkeeping/accounting clerks
17.00 11.50
Computer systems analysts
33.00 24.75
Customer service representatives 11.50
9.75
Electronic engineering technicians 31.75 28.00
Freight, stock, material movers, 13.50 10.50
hand
Industrial engineers
37.00 31.00
Industrial truck operators
17.25 13.00
Machinists
22.50 15.75
Maintenance workers, machinery 23.75 13.25
Mixing, blending machine operators 14.75 11.75
Network administrators
30.75 22.00
Secretaries
15.25 10.75
Shipping/receiving clerks
13.75 10.25
Team assemblers
19.25 13.75
Woodworking machine operators 15.00 11.75
$37.75
20.75
40.50
14.50
33.00
16.25
42.75
19.75
24.50
26.50
19.25
38.25
18.00
17.25
22.50
16.75
Wages are an estimate of what workers might expect to receive in Western
Maryland (Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties) and may vary by
industry, employer and locality
ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES3,8
INCOME3 (2010-2012)
Educational Attainment - age 25 & over (2010-2012)
High school graduate or higher
Bachelor’s degree or higher
Public Schools
Number: 14 elementary; 4 middle; 4 high
Enrollment: 8,872 (Sept. 2013)
Cost per pupil: $13,770 (2010-2011)
Students per teacher: 13.4 (Oct. 2012)
High school career / tech enrollment: 470 (2013)
High school graduates: 645 (July 2012)
Private Schools
Number: 10 (Sept. 2012)
Higher Education (2012)
Enrollment
2-year institution
Allegany College of Maryland 3,591
4-year institution
Frostburg State University
5,421
86.5%
16.5%
Degrees
562
1,067
TAX RATES9
Allegany Co.
Corporate Income Tax (2014)
Base – federal taxable income
Personal Income Tax (2014)
none
3.05%
Maryland
2.0%-5.75%*
Sales & Use Tax (2014)
none
6.0%
Exempt – sales for resale; manufacturer’s purchase of raw materials;
manufacturing machinery and equipment; purchases of materials and
equipment used in R&D and testing of finished products; purchases
of computer programs for reproduction or incorporation into
another computer program for resale
$0.98
$0.112
Effective rate per $100 of assessed value
In addition to this rate, there are some miscellaneous taxes and/
or special taxing areas in the county; in an incorporated area, the
county rate will vary and a municipal rate will also apply
Business Personal Property
Tax (FY 14)
Rate per $100 of depreciated value
$2.45
Under $25,000
$25,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $149,999
$150,000 - $199,999
$200,000 and over
Median household
Average household
Per capita
Total income (millions)
Percent Households
Allegany Co.
Maryland
32.6
27.1
18.1
10.1
8.3
2.1
1.7
$39,166
$53,275
$21,498
$1,536
16.1
18.4
17.6
13.3
17.9
8.4
U.S.
24.1
24.2
18.1
11.9
12.5
4.6
8.3
4.5
$71,707
$51,771
$93,415
$71,579
$35,328
$27,385
$200,010 $8,248,889
HOUSING2,3,10
Occupied Units (2010-2012) 28,829 (69.0% owner occupied)
Median
Housing Transactions
Units
Selling Price
All arms-length transactions (2012)
292
$100,000
All multiple-listed properties (2012)*
401
$87,900
*Excludes auctions and FSBO
8.25%
B
ase – federal adjusted gross income
*Graduated rate peaking at 5.75% on taxable income over $300,000
Real Property Tax (FY 14)
Distribution
none
Exempt – manufacturing and R&D machinery, equipment, materials
and supplies; manufacturing, R&D and warehousing inventory
In an incorporated area, the county rate will vary and a municipal
rate will also apply
Major Tax Credits Available
Enterprise Zone, Job Creation, One Maryland, R&D,
Biotechnology and Cybersecurity Investment, A&E District
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY6
Allegany County currently has eight modern industrial parks
located in and around the Cumberland and Frostburg areas.
The sites available in these parks offer a wide variety of options
including some with rail and newly added fiber optic lines.
North Branch Industrial Park, the largest park in the county, is
in an Enterprise Zone and has several sites available.
A new technology park, Allegany Business Center, is adjacent
to Frostburg State University and surrounds the newly
constructed Appalachian Laboratory. The first building in the
park is complete and has space available.
The Barton Business Park is now open for business and will
focus on advanced manufacturing companies needing large
tracts of land for their projects. They will find this greenfield
site conveniently located just a few miles off I-68 on U.S. Route
220.
Market Profile Data
Low
High Average
Land – cost per acre
Industrial and Office
$30,000 $50,000 $37,000
Rental Rates – per square foot
Warehouse / Industrial
$1.25
$4.70
$2.40
Flex / R&D / Technology
$7.00 $18.00 $14.00
Class A Office
$10.00 $20.00 $15.00
ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES
Highways: I-68 (National Freeway), U.S. 40 and U.S. 220
Mass Transit: Allegany Transit bus service
Rail: CSX Transportation; reciprocal switching agreement in
effect with Norfolk Southern Railway; passenger service via
Amtrak
Truck: 134 local and long-distance trucking establishments are
located in Western Maryland
Water: Port of Baltimore, 50’ channel, 130 miles east of
Cumberland; a leading U.S. automobile and break-bulk port;
seven public terminals including the state-of-the-art Intermodal
Container Transfer Facility
Air: Cumberland Regional Airport features two paved, lighted
runways (3,300 feet and 5,000 feet) with an instrument landing
system
Electricity: Potomac Edison electric distribution company;
electric customers may choose their electric supplier
Gas: Natural gas supplied by Columbia Gas of Maryland;
customers may choose their gas supplier
Water: Municipal systems in the Cumberland area, greater
Frostburg area, LaVale and Westernport
Sewer: County serves heavily populated areas; municipal
system serves the Cumberland area; private company serves
the Westernport area
Telecommunications: Local carrier – Verizon Maryland; Fibernet
and Verizon offer voice and data lines for high speed internet
service; Allconet 2 offers wireless high speed internet through
private ISPs; Long distance carriers – AT&T, Sprint Nextel,
Verizon
RECREATION AND CULTURE
Parks: Rocky Gap State Park, Dan’s Mountain State Park,
New Germany State Park, Green Ridge State Forest and
Constitution Park (within the city of Cumberland)
Downhill Skiing: Wisp, Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Whitetail
and Blue Knob are located within 50 miles of Cumberland
Cross Country Skiing: Trails available in state parks
Golf: Cumberland Country Club, Maplehurst Country Club,
Fore Sisters Golf Course, and the Rocky Gap Casino Resort
featuring a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
Recreation: 76 miles of bike trails along the C&O Canal and
the Great Allegheny Passage; numerous trout streams, and
fishing on Lake Habeeb and the Potomac River
Cultural: Allegany Arts Council, Frostburg State University
Cultural Events Series, Allegany County Historical Society,
Allegany County Museum, Cumberland Theatre, Heritage Days
Festival, CanalFest and Summer in the City concert series
Arts & Entertainment Districts: Cumberland, Frostburg
Historical: C&O Canal National Historic Park, Toll House,
Narrows, Gordon-Roberts House, George Washington’s
Headquarters, Fort Cumberland, Thrasher Carriage Museum
Shopping and Gaming: Cumberland Mall, Country Club Mall
and a variety of antique stores and factory outlets; Rocky Gap
Casino Resort offers slot machines and table games
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad: Steam engine offers rides
between Historic Cumberland and Frostburg
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401 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: 410.767.6300
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TDD/TTY: 410.333.6926
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GOVERNMENT11
County Seat: Cumberland
Government: Three commissioners elected at large for fouryear terms; code home rule government allows for broad local
legislative authority
Michael W. McKay, President, Board of County Commissioners
301.777.5911
David A. Eberly, County Administrator 301.777.2427
Website: www.gov.allconet.org
County Delegation to Maryland General Assembly:
George C. Edwards, Senate Chair 410.841.3565
Wendell R. Beitzel, House Chair 410.841.3435
U.S. Congressional Election District: 6th
County Bond Rating: A+ (S&P); Aa3 (Moody’s)
Allegany County Economic and Community Development
Matthew W. Diaz, CEcD, Director
701 Kelly Road, Suite 400
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
Telephone: 301.777.5967
Email: [email protected]
www.alleganyworks.org
Sources:
1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland State Office of
Climatology (30-year averages); Maryland Geological Survey
2 Maryland Department of Planning
3 U.S. Bureau of the Census
4 Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Workforce
Information and Performance
5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
6 Allegany County Economic and Community Development
7 Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
8 Maryland State Department of Education; Maryland Higher Education
Commission
9 Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; Comptroller of the
Treasury
10 Maryland Association of Realtors
11 Maryland State Archives; Maryland Association of Counties
Martin O’Malley, Governor
Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor
Dominick E. Murray, Secretary