About Harwood

Harwood is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,460 people and just one neighborhood, Harwood is the 199th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harwood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harwood is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harwood who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.60%), management occupations (10.96%), and sales jobs (10.96%).

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

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

In addition, Harwood is home to many people who could 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.

Because of many things, Harwood 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, Harwood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Harwood 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.

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

One downside of living in Harwood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.00 minutes every day commuting to work.

Harwood 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.

Harwood Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Harwood is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.06% of adults in Harwood have a college degree.

The per capita income in Harwood in 2000 was $32,471, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,884 for a family of four.

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

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