Hyattsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,662 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Hyattsville is the 50th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Hyattsville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

Of important note, Hyattsville is also a city of artists. Hyattsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hyattsville’s character.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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

In Hyattsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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

The citizens of Hyattsville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.56% of adults in Hyattsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hyattsville in 2022 was $45,879, 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 $183,516 for a family of four. However, Hyattsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hyattsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hyattsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hyattsville, accounting for 39.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hyattsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hyattsville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hyattsville's cultural character, accounting for 37.58% of the city’s population.

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