One downside of living in Reisterstown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Reisterstown, the average commute to work is 31.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Reisterstown use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Reisterstown‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Reisterstown are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.73% of adults in Reisterstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Reisterstown in 2022 was $40,406, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,624 for a family of four. However, Reisterstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Reisterstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reisterstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Reisterstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reisterstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian.
Reisterstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.28%.
The most common language spoken in Reisterstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
