Taneytown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,340 people and two associated neighborhoods, Taneytown is the 97th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Taneytown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Taneytown is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Taneytown who work in office and administrative support (16.82%), teaching (10.21%), and management occupations (9.88%). Also of interest is that Taneytown 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: 9.26% 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. One downside of living in Taneytown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.41 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Taneytown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.39% of adults in Taneytown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Taneytown in 2022 was $36,589, 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 $146,356 for a family of four. However, Taneytown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Taneytown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Taneytown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Taneytown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Taneytown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Haitian. The most common language spoken in Taneytown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
