Mount Airy is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 9,819 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Mount Airy is the 81st largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Mount Airy 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.Mount Airy is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mount Airy is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Airy who work in management occupations (14.46%), office and administrative support (10.12%), and teaching (9.36%). Also of interest is that Mount Airy 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: 14.47% 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. Because of many things, Mount Airy is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mount Airy really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mount Airy perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Mount Airy, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.79 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mount Airy. 53.68% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Mount Airy in 2022 was $54,551, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,204 for a family of four. Mount Airy is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Airy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Airy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Airy include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Mount Airy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
