Upper Marlboro is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 703 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Upper Marlboro is the 245th largest community in Maryland.Upper Marlboro is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Upper Marlboro is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Upper Marlboro who work in management occupations (19.91%), business and financial occupations (15.32%), and teaching (12.47%). Also of interest is that Upper Marlboro 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: 10.47% 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. In addition, Upper Marlboro is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. One downside of living in Upper Marlboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.72 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 Upper Marlboro, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Upper Marlboro is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Upper Marlboro. 52.77% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Upper Marlboro in 2022 was $56,238, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,952 for a family of four. Upper Marlboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Marlboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Marlboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Upper Marlboro include Italian, Polish, English, Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Upper Marlboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Russian.