About Poolesville

Poolesville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,121 people and just one neighborhood, Poolesville is the 175th largest community in Maryland.

Poolesville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Poolesville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poolesville who work in management occupations (15.89%), office and administrative support jobs (15.46%), and sales jobs (9.27%).

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

In addition, Poolesville 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.

Because of many things, Poolesville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Poolesville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Poolesville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Poolesville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Poolesville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.47 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Poolesville Information and Demographics

The population of Poolesville 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: 44.35% of adults in Poolesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Poolesville in 2000 was $30,211, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,844 for a family of four. However, Poolesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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