North East is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,132 people and four associated neighborhoods, North East is the 141st largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in North East was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local North East economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in North East, where the median household income is $85,378.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in North East telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

North East is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small town, North East does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, North East is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.95% of adults in North East have a college degree.

The per capita income in North East in 2018 was $46,350, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,400 for a family of four. However, North East contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North East is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call North East home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North East residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in North East include European, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in North East is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.