Upper Marlboro is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 718 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Upper Marlboro is the 245th largest community in Maryland.Upper Marlboro is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Upper Marlboro is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Upper Marlboro who work in management occupations (20.00%), business and financial occupations (15.85%), and teaching (12.68%). Also of interest is that Upper Marlboro 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 Upper Marlboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.08% 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 addition, Upper Marlboro is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. One downside of living in Upper Marlboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upper Marlboro, the average commute to work is 30.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Upper Marlboro. 52.85% 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 Upper Marlboro in 2022 was $59,167, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $236,668 for a family of four. Upper Marlboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Marlboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Marlboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Upper Marlboro include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Upper Marlboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Russian.
