Rising Sun is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,776 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Rising Sun is the 255th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rising Sun is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rising Sun is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rising Sun who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.76%), sales jobs (13.13%), and management occupations (5.28%).

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

One downside of living in Rising Sun is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rising Sun, the average commute to work is 31.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Rising Sun 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.

Rising Sun Information and Demographics

The citizens of Rising Sun are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.41% of adults in Rising Sun have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rising Sun in 2000 was $17,835, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,340 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Rising Sun is English.