Walkersville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,521 people and two associated neighborhoods, Walkersville is the 109th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Walkersville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Walkersville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walkersville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walkersville who work in management occupations (15.60%), office and administrative support (12.54%), and teaching (10.18%). Also of interest is that Walkersville 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: 14.38% 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. In addition, Walkersville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Walkersville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Walkersville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Walkersville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Walkersville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Walkersville, the average commute to work is 33.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Walkersville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Walkersville, 44.64% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Walkersville in 2022 was $56,711, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $226,844 for a family of four. Walkersville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walkersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walkersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walkersville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Walkersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
