Bladensburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 9,446 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bladensburg is the 80th largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Bladensburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
One downside of living in Bladensburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.20 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Despite being a small town, Bladensburg has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Bladensburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.12% of adults in Bladensburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Bladensburg in 2022 was $24,840, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,360 for a family of four. However, Bladensburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bladensburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bladensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bladensburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Bladensburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bladensburg include Nigerian, African, Other Subsaharan African, Ghanian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
Bladensburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.86%.
The most common language spoken in Bladensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.