Temple Hills is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,350 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Temple Hills is the 90th largest community in Maryland.

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

A relatively large number of people in Temple Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Temple Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Temple Hills, the average commute to work is 36.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Temple Hills is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The percentage of adults in Temple Hills who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.84% of the adults in Temple Hills have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Temple Hills in 2022 was $35,708, 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 $142,832 for a family of four. However, Temple Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Temple Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Temple Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple Hills residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Temple Hills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temple Hills include Irish, Portuguese, Nigerian, Bahamian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Temple Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.