Union Bridge is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 940 people and two associated neighborhoods, Union Bridge is the 228th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Union Bridge was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Union Bridge is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Union Bridge is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Union Bridge who work in maintenance occupations (13.50%), architecture and engineering (13.50%), and office and administrative support (11.79%). The overall crime rate in Union Bridge is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Union Bridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Union Bridge, the average commute to work is 33.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Union Bridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Union Bridge overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Union Bridge, 21.33% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Union Bridge in 2022 was $32,231, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,924 for a family of four. However, Union Bridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Union Bridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union Bridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Union Bridge include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Union Bridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
