Moving to Cumberland, Maryland

About Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland

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 of the 1800s. In this role, it supported the settlement of the Ohio Country and the lands in that latitude of the Louisiana Purchase. It also became an industrial center, served by major roads, railroads, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which connected Cumberland to Washington, D.C. and is now a national historical park. Today, Interstate 68 bisects the town.

Industry declined after World War II, leading urban, business, and technological development in the state to be concentrated in eastern coastal cities. Today, the Cumberland metropolitan area is one of the poorest in the United States, ranking 305th out of 318 metropolitan areas in per capita income.

Gender
Gender Cumberland Maryland Country
Female 51.2% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Cumberland Maryland Country
Less than $10,000 11.8% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.3% 2.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9% 5.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5% 6.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3% 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16% 15.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.1% 10.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.1% 13.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Cumberland Maryland Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 24% 27.0%
Other College 22% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Cumberland Maryland Country
White 88.2% 50.2% 60.1%
African American 5.8% 29.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.4% 6.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 3.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 2% 10.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity