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Indian Head, MD
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Living in Indian Head



Indian Head is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,025 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Head is the 145th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Indian Head 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: 12.55% 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.

One downside of living in Indian Head, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.19 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, Indian Head 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 education level of Indian Head citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.16% of adults 25 and older in Indian Head have a college degree.

The per capita income in Indian Head in 2022 was $39,761, 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 $159,044 for a family of four. However, Indian Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Indian Head is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Head residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Indian Head include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Indian Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.


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