Linthicum Heights is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 12,454 people and four associated neighborhoods, Linthicum Heights is the 70th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Linthicum Heights isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Linthicum Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Linthicum Heights is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Linthicum Heights who work in management occupations (14.03%), office and administrative support (10.54%), and computer science and math (8.67%). Also of interest is that Linthicum Heights 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: 12.77% 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. The education level of Linthicum Heights ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Linthicum Heights, 41.50% 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 Linthicum Heights in 2022 was $50,568, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,272 for a family of four. Linthicum Heights is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Linthicum Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Linthicum Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Linthicum Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Linthicum Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
