Andrews Air Force Base is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,025 people and two associated neighborhoods, Andrews Air Force Base is the 165th largest community in Maryland. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Andrews Air Force Base, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Andrews Air Force Base, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Andrews Air Force Base’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Andrews Air Force Base does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $83,966.00.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Andrews Air Force Base, employing 25.20% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Healthcare industries employ 38.35% and 12.11% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
Also of interest is that Andrews Air Force Base 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 Andrews Air Force Base telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.59% 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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.21 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Andrews Air Force Base citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.45% of adults in Andrews Air Force Base have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Andrews Air Force Base in 2022 was $29,403, 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 $117,612 for a family of four. However, Andrews Air Force Base contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Andrews Air Force Base is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Andrews Air Force Base home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andrews Air Force Base residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Andrews Air Force Base also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.23% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Andrews Air Force Base include Irish, German, European, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Andrews Air Force Base is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.