Indian Head is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,247 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Head is the 145th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Indian Head isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Indian Head are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Indian Head is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Head who work in office and administrative support (14.31%), maintenance occupations (9.93%), and sales jobs (9.70%). Also of interest is that Indian Head has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Indian Head telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In Indian Head, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Indian Head does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Indian Head are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.66% of adults in Indian Head have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Indian Head in 2022 was $50,949, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,796 for a family of four. However, Indian Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Indian Head is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Head residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Indian Head include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Indian Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
