Maryland Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 27,769 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Maryland Heights is the 24th largest community in Missouri.
Also of interest is that Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.99% 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.
Maryland Heights, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
The citizens of Maryland Heights are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.93% of adults in Maryland Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Maryland Heights in 2022 was $42,845, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,380 for a family of four. However, Maryland Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Maryland Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Maryland Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maryland Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Maryland Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
In addition, Maryland Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.11%).
The most common language spoken in Maryland Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.