Takoma Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 17,390 people and six associated neighborhoods, Takoma Park is the 56th largest community in Maryland.

Takoma Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Takoma Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Takoma Park is also a city of artists. Takoma Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Takoma Park’s character.

Also of interest is that Takoma Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Takoma Park has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Takoma Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.49% 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.

One downside of living in Takoma Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Takoma Park, the average commute to work is 34.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Takoma Park is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, Takoma Park is a pretty powerful place. 60.61% of the adults in Takoma Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Takoma Park in 2022 was $55,631, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $222,524 for a family of four. However, Takoma Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Takoma Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Takoma Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Takoma Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Takoma Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Takoma Park include English, Ethiopian, German, Irish, and Other Subsaharan African.

Takoma Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.42%.

The most common language spoken in Takoma Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.