Rising Sun is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,777 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rising Sun is the 175th largest community in Maryland.

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

One downside of living in Rising Sun, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.26 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Rising Sun is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.65% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rising Sun in 2022 was $39,055, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,220 for a family of four. However, Rising Sun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rising Sun is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rising Sun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rising Sun residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rising Sun include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Rising Sun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.