Hyattsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,662 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Hyattsville is the 50th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Hyattsville 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.Hyattsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hyattsville is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hyattsville who work in management occupations (10.16%), business and financial occupations (7.33%), and teaching (6.76%). Of important note, Hyattsville is also a city of artists. Hyattsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hyattsville’s character. Also of interest is that Hyattsville 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: 21.99% 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. In Hyattsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.92 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Hyattsville is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hyattsville area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Hyattsville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.56% of adults in Hyattsville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Hyattsville in 2022 was $45,879, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,516 for a family of four. However, Hyattsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hyattsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hyattsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hyattsville, accounting for 39.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hyattsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hyattsville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Hyattsville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.58%). The most common language spoken in Hyattsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
