Redland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 17,251 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Redland is the 82nd largest community in Maryland.

Redland is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Redland is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Redland who work in management occupations (13.87%), office and administrative support jobs (13.48%), and sales jobs (8.99%).

Also of interest is that Redland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Redland is also a town of artists. Redland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Redland's character.

In addition, Redland is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Redland is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Redland a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Redland has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Redland's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Redland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Redland, the average commute to work is 33.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Redland Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Redland is a pretty powerful place. 47.88% of the adults in Redland have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Redland in 2000 was $27,542, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,168 for a family of four. However, Redland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Redland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Redland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Redland is White, followed by Asian. Redland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.23% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Redland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Redland's cultural character, accounting for 32.95% of the town's population.

The languages spoken by people in Redland are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Redland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.