Andrews Air Force Base is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,025 people and two associated neighborhoods, Andrews Air Force Base is the 165th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Andrews Air Force Base are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

19.25% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Andrews Air Force Base. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Public Service and Accommodation industries respectively employ 25.52% and 18.19% of the civilian workforce.

Also of interest is that Andrews Air Force Base 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: 11.34% 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Andrews Air Force Base, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Andrews Air Force Base provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

One of the benefits of Andrews Air Force Base is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The population of Andrews Air Force Base is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.05% of adults in Andrews Air Force Base have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Andrews Air Force Base in 2022 was $34,790, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,160 for a family of four. However, Andrews Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Andrews Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Andrews Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andrews Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Andrews Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Andrews Air Force Base include German, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Andrews Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.