College Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 24,590 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, College Park is the 51st largest community in Maryland.

College Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, College Park is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in College Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.19%), teaching (10.05%), and sales jobs (7.93%).

Also of interest is that College Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, College Park is also a city of artists. College Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape College Park's character.

Because College Park has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local College Park lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in College Park is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In College Park, people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

In addition, College Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

College Park Information and Demographics

The population of College Park is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 40.72% of adults in College Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in College Park in 2000 was $16,026, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,104 for a family of four.

College Park is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in College Park is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in College Park include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in College Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.