Burtonsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 9,498 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burtonsville is the 82nd largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Burtonsville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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

A relatively large number of people in Burtonsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Burtonsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Burtonsville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.03% of adults in Burtonsville 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 Burtonsville in 2022 was $47,717, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,868 for a family of four.

Burtonsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Burtonsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burtonsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Burtonsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Burtonsville include German, Irish, Ethiopian, English, and Ghanian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Burtonsville's cultural character, accounting for 37.30% of the town’s population.

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