About Harwood

Harwood is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,460 people and just one neighborhood, Harwood is the 199th largest community in Maryland.

Harwood is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Harwood is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.60%), management occupations (10.96%), and sales jobs (10.96%).

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

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

In addition, Harwood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Harwood is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Harwood a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Harwood has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Harwood's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Harwood 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.

One downside of living in Harwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harwood, the average commute to work is 35.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Harwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Harwood Information and Demographics

The education level of Harwood citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.06% of adults in Harwood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Harwood in 2000 was $32,471, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,884 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Harwood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.