Sykesville is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,412 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Sykesville is the 135th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Sykesville 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.

Also of interest is that Sykesville 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 Sykesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.94% 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 Sykesville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.19 minutes every day commuting to work.

Sykesville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sykesville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sykesville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.08% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Sykesville in 2022 was $50,212, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,848 for a family of four.

Sykesville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sykesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sykesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sykesville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Sykesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.