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Upper Marlboro, MD
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Upper Marlboro profile


Living in Upper Marlboro



Upper Marlboro is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 702 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Upper Marlboro is the 245th largest community in Maryland.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Upper Marlboro 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.

One downside of living in Upper Marlboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upper Marlboro, the average commute to work is 32.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small town, Upper Marlboro has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Upper Marlboro, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Upper Marlboro is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.78% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Upper Marlboro in 2018 was $55,013, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $220,052 for a family of four.

Upper Marlboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Marlboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Marlboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Upper Marlboro include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Upper Marlboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Russian.