About Phoenix

Phoenix is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,838 people and just one neighborhood, Phoenix is the 138th largest community in Maryland.

Phoenix is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Phoenix is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Phoenix who work in management occupations (19.86%), sales jobs (12.64%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.99%).

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

In addition, Phoenix 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.

Phoenix 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, Phoenix's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Phoenix is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Phoenix, the average commute to work is 30.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Phoenix is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Phoenix 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. 97.86% 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.

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

Phoenix Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Phoenix. 57.11% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Phoenix in 2000 was $45,724, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,896 for a family of four. However, Phoenix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Phoenix home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Phoenix is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Phoenix include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, Greek, and European.

The most common language spoken in Phoenix is English.