Beltsville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 20,133 people and six associated neighborhoods, Beltsville is the 51st largest community in Maryland.

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

A relatively large number of people in Beltsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.28% 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 Beltsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.33 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Beltsville use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Beltsville‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The population of Beltsville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.72% of adults in Beltsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Beltsville in 2022 was $37,581, 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 $150,324 for a family of four. However, Beltsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Beltsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beltsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Beltsville, accounting for 42.47% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Beltsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Beltsville include English, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, African, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Beltsville's cultural character, accounting for 40.46% of the town’s population.

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