Charles County GIS Maps

Charles County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Charles County Parcels

Charles County has 69,170 mapped parcels covering 294,132 acres. The median assessed value is $389,600. The median lot size is 0.32 acres. 3,574 parcels are 10 acres or larger. Residential accounts for 68.1% of parcels. Town houses follow at 17.3% and exempt at 5.7%. Of the parcels with a recorded build year, half were built in 1991 or earlier. The records carry 58,971 distinct owner names. About 5% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside Maryland. Owner names, mailing addresses and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Site addresses reach 89.7%. Assessed values reach 95.7%. Browse the interactive Charles County Parcel viewer here.

Charles County Parcel Data Coverage

Field coverage measured across all Charles County parcel records. Download free sample data here.

Charles County Population

Charles County had 166,617 residents in 2020. That was 13.7% higher than in 2010. Charles County added 46,071 people between 2000 and 2020, which points to steady long-term growth. The county is fairly spread out, with about 364 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Waldorf, Waldorf and Waldorf.

Population Trend in Charles County MD

Charles County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Charles County Zip Codes

Charles County has 22 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Waldorf (20603), Waldorf (20602) and Waldorf (20601). Waldorf is the largest zip by population, with about 32,485 residents or 19% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 53% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Charles County MD

Charles County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Charles County Demographics

Charles County has a median age of 38.8, which makes the county a little younger than Maryland overall. About 24% of residents are under 18, while 13.1% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 32.8% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 31.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 42.7%. The county has a more diverse population mix, with no single race or ethnicity accounting for all of the local story.

Key Demographics for Charles County MD

Charles County School Districts

Charles County is served by 1 public school district with 28,162 students enrolled in 2024. Several larger districts account for a substantial share of students across the county map area. Those three districts account for about 100% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has grown modestly since 2017 across the districts shown on the county map.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Charles County MD

Charles County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Charles County Housing & Real Estate

Charles County has a median home value of $402,300 and a median gross rent of $1,897. About 81% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the Maryland median, while rents come in above the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $476,450 and homes spent about 36 days on the market.

Businesses in Charles County, MD

Charles County has 5,391 business listings across 704 categories. The largest categories in Charles County business listings are Churches & Religious Organizations (170, 3.2%), Real Estate Agents (169, 3.1%), and Auto Repair (86, 1.6%). The full Charles County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Charles County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Charles County, MD

Charles County Business Listings

Charles County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Charles County Basemaps

Charles County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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