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Sparrows Point, MD
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Living in Sparrows Point



Sparrows Point is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,849 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Sparrows Point is the 87th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Sparrows Point 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: 9.30% 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.

One of the nice things about Sparrows Point is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The population of Sparrows Point 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 Sparrows Point, 24.03% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sparrows Point in 2018 was $50,721, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,884 for a family of four. However, Sparrows Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Sparrows Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.


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