Owings Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 35,674 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Owings Mills is the 27th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owings Mills is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owings Mills is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owings Mills who work in office and administrative support (11.31%), business and financial occupations (9.39%), and healthcare (8.75%). Also of interest is that Owings Mills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Owings Mills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.58 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Owings Mills is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Owings Mills area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Owings Mills ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Owings Mills, 45.97% 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 Owings Mills in 2022 was $44,865, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,460 for a family of four. However, Owings Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Owings Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Owings Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owings Mills residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Owings Mills include German, Irish, African, Nigerian, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Owings Mills's cultural character, accounting for 19.65% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Owings Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
