Owings Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 35,674 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Owings Mills is the 27th largest community in Maryland.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.37% 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.

Owings Mills, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

One downside of living in Owings Mills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.59 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Owings Mills is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Owings Mills, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Owings Mills is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.54% of adults in Owings Mills have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Owings Mills in 2022 was $45,609, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,436 for a family of four. However, Owings Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Owings Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Owings Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owings Mills residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Owings Mills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Owings Mills include German, Irish, African, Nigerian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Owings Mills's cultural character, accounting for 19.14% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Owings Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.