Crofton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,175 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Crofton is the 72nd largest community in Maryland.

Crofton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Crofton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crofton who work in management occupations (15.08%), sales jobs (13.37%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.83%).

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

Crofton, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Crofton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

One downside of living in Crofton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Crofton, the average commute to work is 35.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Crofton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Crofton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Crofton is a pretty powerful place. 51.16% of the adults in Crofton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Crofton in 2000 was $33,518, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,072 for a family of four. However, Crofton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Crofton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.