Andrews Air Force Base is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,025 people and two associated neighborhoods, Andrews Air Force Base is the 165th largest community in Maryland. Andrews Air Force Base has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Andrews Air Force Base, where the median household income is $83,966.00.Andrews Air Force Base is a military town: the armed forces employs 25.20% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Public Service and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 38.35% and 12.11% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Andrews Air Force Base 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 Andrews Air Force Base telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.59% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Andrews Air Force Base spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Andrews Air Force Base is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.45% of adults in Andrews Air Force Base have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Andrews Air Force Base in 2022 was $29,403, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,612 for a family of four. However, Andrews Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Andrews Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Andrews Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andrews Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Andrews Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.23% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Andrews Air Force Base include Irish, German, European, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Andrews Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
