Odenton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 42,947 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Odenton is the 20th largest community in Maryland. Odenton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Odenton, where the median household income is $102,539.00.
Odenton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Odenton is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Odenton who work in management occupations (14.36%), computer science and math (11.45%), and office and administrative support (11.01%).
There are many members of the armed forces living in Odenton. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
Also of interest is that Odenton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One downside of living in Odenton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Odenton, the average commute to work is 32.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For the size of the town, public transportation in Odenton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Odenton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The education level of Odenton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Odenton, 49.03% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Odenton in 2018 was $46,616, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,464 for a family of four.
Odenton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Odenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Odenton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Odenton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Odenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.