College Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 24,590 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, College Park is the 51st largest community in Maryland.

College Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, College Park is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in College Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.19%), teaching (10.05%), and sales jobs (7.93%).

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

Of important note, College Park is also a city of artists. College Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape College Park's character.

College Park is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in College Park have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. College Park's economy is one such example of this.

In addition, College Park 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.

College Park Information and Demographics

The population of College Park is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 40.72% of adults in College Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in College Park in 2000 was $16,026, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,104 for a family of four.

College Park is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in College Park is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in College Park include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in College Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.