One downside of living in Beltsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.97 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Beltsville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Beltsville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The overall education level of Beltsville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.64% of adults in Beltsville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Beltsville in 2018 was $37,444, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,776 for a family of four. However, Beltsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beltsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beltsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Beltsville, accounting for 43.93% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Beltsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Beltsville include Irish, German, English, African, and Other Subsaharan African.
Beltsville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.45%.
The most common language spoken in Beltsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
