Hampstead is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,395 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hampstead is the 105th largest community in Maryland.Hampstead is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.01% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hampstead is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampstead who work in management occupations (13.93%), teaching (12.88%), and office and administrative support (12.33%). Also of interest is that Hampstead 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: 11.55% 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 Hampstead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.06 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Hampstead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Hampstead ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hampstead, 44.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Hampstead in 2022 was $50,491, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,964 for a family of four. The people who call Hampstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hampstead residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hampstead include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hampstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Slavic languages.
