Rising Sun is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,773 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rising Sun is the 175th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Rising Sun isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rising Sun are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rising Sun is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rising Sun who work in office and administrative support (10.67%), business and financial occupations (10.60%), and sales jobs (10.05%). Also of interest is that Rising Sun has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Rising Sun, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Rising Sun citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.73% of adults in Rising Sun have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rising Sun in 2022 was $35,466, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,864 for a family of four. However, Rising Sun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rising Sun is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rising Sun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rising Sun residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rising Sun include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Rising Sun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
