White Marsh is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 10,287 people and four associated neighborhoods, White Marsh is the 77th largest community in Maryland.White Marsh is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, White Marsh is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in White Marsh who work in office and administrative support (14.70%), management occupations (12.57%), and healthcare (10.96%). Also of interest is that White Marsh 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: 20.23% 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. White Marsh is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in White Marsh, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.17 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of White Marsh ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in White Marsh, 47.47% 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 White Marsh in 2022 was $53,412, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,648 for a family of four. White Marsh is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call White Marsh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White Marsh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in White Marsh include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in White Marsh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
