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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 constituent 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.

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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Rosedale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rosedale, the average commute to work is 31.98 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.

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 overall education level of Rosedale is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.86% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rosedale in 2018 was $36,919, 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 $147,676 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. 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.