Odenton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,636 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Odenton is the 69th largest community in Maryland.

Odenton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Odenton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Odenton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.91%), management occupations (10.77%), and sales jobs (10.29%).

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

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Odenton, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Odenton 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, Odenton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Odenton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.46 minutes every day commuting to work.

Odenton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Odenton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.36% of adults in Odenton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Odenton in 2000 was $26,124, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,496 for a family of four. However, Odenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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