Hagerstown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 43,701 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Hagerstown is the 18th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Hagerstown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Hagerstown 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: 8.22% 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.

In terms of college education, Hagerstown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.92% of adults 25 and older in Hagerstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hagerstown in 2022 was $27,990, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,960 for a family of four. However, Hagerstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hagerstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hagerstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hagerstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hagerstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hagerstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.