Takoma Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 17,464 people and six associated neighborhoods, Takoma Park is the 56th largest community in Maryland. Takoma Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Takoma Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Takoma Park is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.19% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Takoma Park is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Takoma Park who work in management occupations (13.93%), teaching (9.29%), and art, media, and design (7.36%). Of important note, Takoma Park is also a city of artists. Takoma Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Takoma Park’s character. Also of interest is that Takoma 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 Takoma 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. A relatively large number of people in Takoma Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.96% 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. One downside of living in Takoma Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.78 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. Despite being a small city, Takoma Park has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Takoma Park. 60.32% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Takoma Park in 2022 was $57,520, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $230,080 for a family of four. However, Takoma Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Takoma Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Takoma Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Takoma Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Takoma Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Takoma Park include Ethiopian, English, German, Irish, and Other Subsaharan African. Foreign born people are also an important part of Takoma Park's cultural character, accounting for 31.12% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Takoma Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
