Thurmont is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,535 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Thurmont is the 169th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns, Thurmont isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Thurmont are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Thurmont is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thurmont who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.87%), management occupations (8.63%), and sales jobs (7.90%).

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

Thurmont is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Thurmont Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Thurmont is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.67% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Thurmont in 2000 was $20,474, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,896 for a family of four.

The people who call Thurmont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Thurmont is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Thurmont include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Thurmont is English.