About Quantico

Quantico is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,047 people and just one neighborhood, Quantico is the 280th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns , Quantico isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Quantico are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Quantico is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Quantico who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.83%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (8.82%), and sales jobs (7.21%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Quantico 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 Quantico, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.42 minutes every day commuting to work.

Quantico is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Quantico, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.48% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Quantico Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Quantico 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: 24.38% of adults in Quantico have a college degree.

The per capita income in Quantico in 2000 was $21,655, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,620 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Quantico is English.