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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Hyattsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hyattsville, the average commute to work is 35.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hyattsville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hyattsville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

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.

In addition, Hyattsville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.58%).

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