Hagerstown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 43,701 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Hagerstown is the 18th largest community in Maryland. Hagerstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hagerstown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hagerstown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hagerstown who work in sales jobs (11.13%), office and administrative support (11.08%), and management occupations (7.46%). Also of interest is that Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% 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. The percentage of adults in Hagerstown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.92% of the adults in Hagerstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hagerstown in 2022 was $27,990, 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 $111,960 for a family of four. However, Hagerstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hagerstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hagerstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hagerstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hagerstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hagerstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
