About Conowingo

Conowingo is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,061 people and just one neighborhood, Conowingo is the 188th largest community in Maryland.

Conowingo is a blue-collar town, with 35.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Conowingo is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Conowingo who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.99%), sales jobs (10.27%), and management occupations (6.95%).

One of the nice things about Conowingo is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Conowingo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Conowingo is a very car-oriented town. 96.99% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Conowingo is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Conowingo has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Conowingo is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Conowingo Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Conowingo with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.77% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Conowingo in 2000 was $19,816, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,264 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Conowingo is English.