About Newburg

Newburg is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,682 people and just one neighborhood, Newburg is the 221st largest community in Maryland.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.1% of the Newburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Newburg is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Newburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.67%), management occupations (7.95%), and sales jobs (7.32%).

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

One of the nice things about Newburg 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 Newburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Newburg, the average commute to work is 48.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Newburg is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Newburg isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.24% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Newburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Newburg Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Newburg with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.22% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newburg in 2000 was $20,858, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,432 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Newburg is English.