Reisterstown is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 26,822 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Reisterstown is the 42nd largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Reisterstown 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: 12.49% 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.
One downside of living in Reisterstown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Reisterstown, the average commute to work is 31.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Reisterstown is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Reisterstown area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Reisterstown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.73% of adults in Reisterstown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Reisterstown in 2022 was $40,406, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,624 for a family of four. However, Reisterstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Reisterstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reisterstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Reisterstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reisterstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian.
In addition, Reisterstown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.28%).
The most common language spoken in Reisterstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.