Willards is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 936 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Willards is the 282nd largest community in Maryland.

Willards is a blue-collar town, with 39.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Willards is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willards who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.78%), sales jobs (12.68%), and food service (7.98%).

Because of many things, Willards is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Willards really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Willards perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Willards is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Willards, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.59% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Willards 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.

Willards Information and Demographics

The population of Willards has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.15% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Willards in 2000 was $12,745, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,980 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Willards is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.