Huntingtown is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Huntingtown is the 154th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Huntingtown 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.Huntingtown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Huntingtown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntingtown who work in office and administrative support (14.53%), management occupations (13.65%), and computer science and math (8.75%). Also of interest is that Huntingtown 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: 13.71% 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. Huntingtown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Huntingtown’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. In Huntingtown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In Huntingtown, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Huntingtown is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Huntingtown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.43% of adults in Huntingtown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Huntingtown in 2022 was $67,450, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $269,800 for a family of four. Huntingtown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Huntingtown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntingtown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntingtown include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Huntingtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
