Lusby is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,072 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lusby is the 194th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lusby is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lusby is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lusby who work in sales jobs (16.92%), business and financial occupations (10.86%), and architecture and engineering (10.52%). Also of interest is that Lusby 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: 11.84% 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. Lusby is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in Lusby, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.66 minutes every day commuting to work. Lusby is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Lusby is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.11% of adults 25 and older in Lusby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lusby in 2022 was $50,075, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,300 for a family of four. However, Lusby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lusby is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lusby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lusby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lusby include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lusby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
