Snow Hill is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,420 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Snow Hill is the 228th largest community in Maryland. Snow Hill has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Snow Hill is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Snow Hill is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Snow Hill who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (9.62%), and sales jobs (8.23%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Snow Hill are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. 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, Snow Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Snow Hill Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Snow Hill who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.60% of the adults in Snow Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Snow Hill in 2000 was $15,560, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,240 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Snow Hill is English.