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Catonsville, MD
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Living in Catonsville



Catonsville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 44,701 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Catonsville is the 17th largest community in Maryland.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Catonsville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Catonsville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Catonsville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Catonsville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Catonsville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.18% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Catonsville in 2018 was $44,821, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,284 for a family of four. However, Catonsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Catonsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catonsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catonsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catonsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Catonsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.