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Aquasco, MD

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Overview


Aquasco is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 913 people and just one neighborhood, Aquasco is the 230th largest community in Maryland. Aquasco has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Aquasco is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Aquasco is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Aquasco who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (21.64%), office and administrative support (17.91%), and sales jobs (8.96%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.94% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Aquasco is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Aquasco is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Aquasco, the average commute to work is 44.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Aquasco is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Aquasco citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.05% of adults 25 and older in Aquasco have a college degree.

The per capita income in Aquasco in 2022 was $32,936, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,744 for a family of four. However, Aquasco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Aquasco is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Aquasco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aquasco residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Aquasco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.42% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Aquasco include English, European, African, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Aquasco is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Aquasco, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 34.7% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Aquasco is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MD, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.2% of the neighborhoods in Maryland. If you are considering retiring to Maryland, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Aquasco are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 77.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 29.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.5%), and 22.3% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (6.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Aquasco, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report German roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (5.3%), along with some African ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (44.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (67.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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