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Rosedale, MD
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Rosedale profile


Living in Rosedale



Rosedale is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 19,961 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Rosedale is the 53rd largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Rosedale 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: 7.40% 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.

Rosedale is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Rosedale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Rosedale, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Rosedale is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Rosedale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rosedale, 22.68% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rosedale in 2018 was $37,575, 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 $150,300 for a family of four. However, Rosedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Rosedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.