Reisterstown is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 26,822 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Reisterstown is the 42nd largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Reisterstown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Reisterstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Reisterstown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reisterstown who work in office and administrative support (12.30%), management occupations (11.75%), and business and financial occupations (8.27%). Also of interest is that Reisterstown 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: 12.49% 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. One downside of living in Reisterstown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.47 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. For the size of the town, public transportation in Reisterstown is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Reisterstown, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.The education level of Reisterstown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Reisterstown, 42.73% 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 Reisterstown in 2022 was $40,406, 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 $161,624 for a family of four. However, Reisterstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Reisterstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reisterstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Reisterstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reisterstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Russian. In addition, Reisterstown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.28%). The most common language spoken in Reisterstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
