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.Unlike some towns, Reisterstown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Reisterstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Reisterstown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reisterstown who work in office and administrative support (12.30%), management occupations (11.75%), and business and financial occupations (8.27%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Reisterstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.49% 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. In Reisterstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. 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.The education level of Reisterstown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Reisterstown, 42.73% 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 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Reisterstown's cultural character, accounting for 16.28% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Reisterstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
