Rosedale is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 19,961 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Rosedale is the 53rd largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rosedale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rosedale is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosedale who work in office and administrative support (17.96%), management occupations (7.46%), and sales jobs (6.73%). Also of interest is that Rosedale 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: 7.40% 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. Rosedale is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Rosedale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.27 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small town, Rosedale has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The population of Rosedale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rosedale, 22.68% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rosedale in 2022 was $37,575, 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 $150,300 for a family of four. However, Rosedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rosedale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rosedale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rosedale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Rosedale include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Rosedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
