Pikesville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 28,936 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Pikesville is the 39th largest community in Maryland.

Pikesville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pikesville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pikesville who work in sales jobs (14.35%), healthcare (12.53%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.87%).

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

In addition, Pikesville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Pikesville Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Pikesville. 54.59% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pikesville in 2000 was $41,035, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,140 for a family of four.

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

Pikesville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.12%.

The most common language spoken in Pikesville is English. Some people also speak Russian.