College Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 34,667 people and five associated neighborhoods, College Park is the 30th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in College Park was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local College Park economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in College Park, where the median household income is $69,721.00.

Also of interest is that College Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that College Park has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, College Park is also a city of artists. College Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape College Park’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.05% 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.

College Park is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in College Park have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. College Park’s economy is one such example of this.

College Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, College Park is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the College Park area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, College Park is a pretty powerful place. 52.66% of the adults in College Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in College Park in 2022 was $26,314, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,256 for a family of four. However, College Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. College Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.

College Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of College Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. College Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in College Park include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

College Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.83%.

The most common language spoken in College Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.