Upper Marlboro is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 646 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Upper Marlboro is the 291st largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns, Upper Marlboro isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Upper Marlboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Upper Marlboro is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Upper Marlboro who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.67%), management occupations (9.76%), and computer science and math (7.69%).

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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Upper Marlboro 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.

In Upper Marlboro, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Upper Marlboro 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.

Upper Marlboro Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Upper Marlboro citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.21% of adults in Upper Marlboro have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Upper Marlboro in 2000 was $28,892, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,568 for a family of four. However, Upper Marlboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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