Cumberland is a city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,075. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. It is the primary city of the Cumberland metropolitan area, which had 95,044 residents in 2020.
Historically, Cumberland was known as the "Queen City" as it was once the second largest in the state. Because of its strategic location on what became known as the Cumberland Road through the Appalachians, after the American Revolution it served as a historical outfitting and staging point for westward emigrant trail migrations throughout the first half...
| Ethnicity | Cumberland | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88.2% | 60.1% |
| African American | 5.8% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 2% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Cumberland | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 11.8% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8.3% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11.9% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.5% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 13.3% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 16% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 11% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2.1% | 7.1% |
| Education | Cumberland | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 2% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 38% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 22% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 13% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |