Maugansville is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,669 people and just one neighborhood, Maugansville is the 151st largest community in Maryland. Maugansville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Maugansville, where the median household income is $62,375.00.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Maugansville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maugansville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maugansville who work in office and administrative support (15.64%), personal care services (9.59%), and healthcare (9.59%).
Of important note, Maugansville is also a town of artists. Maugansville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Maugansville’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.55% 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Maugansville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Maugansville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Maugansville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Maugansville may be for you.
Being a small town, Maugansville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Maugansville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.30% of adults in Maugansville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Maugansville in 2022 was $39,916, 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 $159,664 for a family of four. However, Maugansville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Maugansville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maugansville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maugansville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Maugansville include German, English, Irish, Ghanian, and Lebanese.
The most common language spoken in Maugansville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 12.4% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.4% of all neighborhoods in America.
Many people dream of living along a street lined with row houses or other attached homes. Such places do often have an abundance of charm. If you are one of these people, the neighborhood could be your paradise. With 26.0% of the homes and real estate here classified as rowhouses or other attached homes, this neighborhood brims with opportunity to find the right place for you. Only 4.2% of U.S. neighborhoods have more row houses than this neighborhood, making it one of the most interesting things about this special neighborhood.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Maugansville is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MD, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.6% of the neighborhoods in Maryland. If you are considering retiring to Maryland, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Maugansville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.1% 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 78.4% 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, 41.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.4%), and 18.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.3% of households. Some people also speak Chinese (6.3%).
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 Maugansville, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.6%), and residents who report Asian roots (10.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.8%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (5.8%), among others. In addition, 10.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (12.4%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (79.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.