College Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 34,190 people and five associated neighborhoods, College Park is the 30th largest community in Maryland.

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

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that College Park has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.56% 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.

In addition, College Park is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local College Park culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. College Park really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In College Park every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and College Park. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. College Park benefits directly from this.

College Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, College Park is somewhat unusual for a city 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 College Park area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of College Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in College Park, 49.59% 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 College Park in 2022 was $26,381, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,524 for a family of four. However, College Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

College Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of College Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. College Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in College Park include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.

In addition, College Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.08%).

The most common language spoken in College Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.