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Smithsburg, MD

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Overview


Smithsburg is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,121 people and just one neighborhood, Smithsburg is the 166th largest community in Maryland.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Smithsburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Smithsburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Smithsburg is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Smithsburg who work in office and administrative support (21.90%), management occupations (12.79%), and healthcare (9.18%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Smithsburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Smithsburg a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Smithsburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Smithsburg’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Smithsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Smithsburg, the average commute to work is 34.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The overall education level of Smithsburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.58% of adults in Smithsburg have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Smithsburg in 2018 was $34,455, 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 $137,820 for a family of four. However, Smithsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Smithsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Smithsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Smithsburg include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Maryland for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.8% of college-friendly places to live in MD.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.3% have Swiss ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Smithsburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 66.2% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 44.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.9%), and 15.5% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.0% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Smithsburg, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (31.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (21.1%), and residents who report English roots (9.3%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (5.3%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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