Accokeek is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,433 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Accokeek is the 150th largest community in Maryland.

Accokeek is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Accokeek is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Accokeek who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.76%), management occupations (9.56%), and sales jobs (8.91%).

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

There are many members of the armed forces living in Accokeek. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

In addition, Accokeek is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Accokeek is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Accokeek's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Accokeek is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Accokeek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 41.07 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Accokeek 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 Accokeek, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.71% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

In Accokeek, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Accokeek is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Accokeek Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Accokeek citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.57% of adults in Accokeek have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Accokeek in 2000 was $29,519, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,076 for a family of four. However, Accokeek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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