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.

Odenton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Odenton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Because of many things, Odenton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Odenton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Odenton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Odenton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Odenton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Odenton, the average commute to work is 30.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Odenton Information and Demographics

The education level of Odenton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.36% of adults in Odenton have at least a bachelor's 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.