About Halfway

Halfway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 10,012 people and just one neighborhood, Halfway is the 124th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Halfway is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Halfway is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Halfway who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.25%), sales jobs (11.43%), and management occupations (9.23%).

Halfway is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Halfway, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.45% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Halfway 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.

Halfway Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Halfway who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.52% of the adults in Halfway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Halfway in 2000 was $21,518, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,072 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Halfway is English.