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Cockeysville, MD
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Cockeysville profile


Living in Cockeysville



Cockeysville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 24,184 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Cockeysville is the 48th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Cockeysville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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

Of important note, Cockeysville is also a town of artists. Cockeysville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cockeysville’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cockeysville. 50.22% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cockeysville in 2018 was $51,180, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,720 for a family of four. However, Cockeysville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cockeysville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cockeysville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cockeysville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cockeysville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.33% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cockeysville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cockeysville's cultural character, accounting for 17.29% of the town’s population.

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