About Queenstown

Queenstown is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 617 people and just one neighborhood, Queenstown is the 293rd largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns , Queenstown isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Queenstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Queenstown is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Queenstown who work in sales jobs (15.67%), office and administrative support jobs (11.68%), and management occupations (10.54%).

Because of many things, Queenstown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Queenstown 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, Queenstown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Queenstown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Queenstown 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.

In Queenstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Queenstown 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.

Queenstown Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Queenstown 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: 25.91% of adults in Queenstown have a college degree.

The per capita income in Queenstown in 2000 was $24,185, 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 $96,740 for a family of four.

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

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