In addition, Upper Marlboro is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
One downside of living in Upper Marlboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upper Marlboro, the average commute to work is 32.38 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 Upper Marlboro, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Upper Marlboro is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
If knowledge is power, Upper Marlboro is a pretty powerful place. 56.78% of the adults in Upper Marlboro have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Upper Marlboro in 2022 was $55,013, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $220,052 for a family of four.
Upper Marlboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Marlboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Marlboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Upper Marlboro include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Upper Marlboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Russian.
