About Linganore-Bartonsville

Linganore-Bartonsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 12,429 people and just one neighborhood, Linganore-Bartonsville is the 105th largest community in Maryland.

Linganore-Bartonsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Linganore-Bartonsville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Linganore-Bartonsville who work in management occupations (16.80%), office and administrative support jobs (12.33%), and sales jobs (12.00%).

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

In addition, Linganore-Bartonsville 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.

Linganore-Bartonsville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Linganore-Bartonsville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Linganore-Bartonsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Linganore-Bartonsville, the average commute to work is 39.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

For most residents of Linganore-Bartonsville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.4% of people in Linganore-Bartonsville drive alone to work on most days, making Linganore-Bartonsville a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Linganore-Bartonsville's landscape.

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

Linganore-Bartonsville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Linganore-Bartonsville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.62% of adults in Linganore-Bartonsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Linganore-Bartonsville in 2000 was $29,390, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,560 for a family of four. However, Linganore-Bartonsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Linganore-Bartonsville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.