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Westernport, MD

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Overview


Westernport is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,779 people and just one neighborhood, Westernport is the 204th largest community in Maryland. Westernport has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Westernport is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Westernport is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westernport who work in management occupations (14.53%), sales jobs (10.77%), and office and administrative support (9.21%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Westernport has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Westernport is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Westernport, the average commute to work is 31.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The education level of Westernport citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.74% of adults 25 and older in Westernport have a college degree.

The per capita income in Westernport in 2022 was $29,406, 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 $117,624 for a family of four. However, Westernport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Westernport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westernport residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westernport include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Westernport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Diversity

Significantly, 6.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Westernport are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 33.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 32.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.0%), and 10.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Westernport, MD, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.4%), and residents who report English roots (12.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (34.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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