White Marsh 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 10,287 people and four associated neighborhoods, White Marsh is the 77th largest community in Maryland.White Marsh is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, White Marsh is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Marsh who work in office and administrative support (14.70%), management occupations (12.57%), and healthcare (10.96%). Also of interest is that White Marsh has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 White Marsh 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. In White Marsh, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of White Marsh are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.47% of adults in White Marsh have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in White Marsh in 2022 was $53,412, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,648 for a family of four. White Marsh is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call White Marsh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Marsh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Marsh include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in White Marsh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
