Secretary is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 469 people and just one neighborhood, Secretary is the 255th largest community in Maryland.
Unlike some towns, Secretary isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Secretary are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Secretary is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Secretary who work in office and administrative support (19.72%), food service (12.11%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.00%).
Of important note, Secretary is also a town of artists. Secretary has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Secretary’s character.
One of the nice things about Secretary is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Secretary doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Secretary citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.03% of adults 25 and older in Secretary have a college degree.
The per capita income in Secretary in 2022 was $29,945, 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 $119,780 for a family of four. However, Secretary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Secretary is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secretary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secretary residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Secretary also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.23% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secretary include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Secretary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Secretary are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 52.3% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.7%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Secretary, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (8.6%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.