About Largo

Largo is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,525 people and just one neighborhood, Largo is the 131st largest community in Maryland.

Largo is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.40% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Largo is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Largo who work in office and administrative support jobs (26.74%), teaching (8.57%), and business and financial occupations (7.94%).

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

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Largo. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Largo.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Largo is also home to many people who can 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.

In Largo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Largo 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.

Largo Information and Demographics

The citizens of Largo are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.18% of adults in Largo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Largo in 2000 was $26,312, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,248 for a family of four. However, Largo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Largo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Largo is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Largo is African.

The most common language spoken in Largo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African.