North East is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,832 people and two constituent neighborhoods, North East is the 215th largest community in Maryland.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, North East is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.4% of the North East workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, North East is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North East who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.53%), sales jobs (12.26%), and management occupations (5.86%).

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

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of North East are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

North East 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.

North East Information and Demographics

The citizens of North East have a very low rate of college education: just 9.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in North East in 2000 was $18,287, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,148 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in North East is English.