Towson is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 59,553 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Towson is the 13th largest community in Maryland.Towson is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Towson is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Towson who work in management occupations (13.08%), teaching (10.52%), and healthcare (9.75%). Also of interest is that Towson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Towson is also a town of artists. Towson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Towson’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.13% 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.In addition, Towson is a college town. There are a lot of students in Towson attending college, and as a result Towson provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Towson, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Towson is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.90% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Towson in 2022 was $57,897, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $231,588 for a family of four. However, Towson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Towson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Towson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Towson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Towson include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Towson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
