One downside of living in Indian Head, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.19 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Indian Head, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Indian Head is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of adults in Indian Head who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.16% of the adults in Indian Head have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Indian Head in 2022 was $39,761, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,044 for a family of four. However, Indian Head contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Indian Head is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Head home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Head residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Indian Head include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Indian Head is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
