Hampstead is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,342 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hampstead is the 105th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Hampstead isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hampstead are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hampstead is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampstead who work in management occupations (14.98%), office and administrative support (12.22%), and business and financial occupations (9.77%). Also of interest is that Hampstead 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: 10.27% 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. One downside of living in Hampstead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.70 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Hampstead ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hampstead, 41.12% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Hampstead in 2022 was $45,936, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,744 for a family of four. However, Hampstead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hampstead is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hampstead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hampstead residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hampstead include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hampstead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Slavic languages.
