One downside of living in Bladensburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bladensburg, the average commute to work is 35.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Bladensburg is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Bladensburg rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.12% of adults 25 and older in Bladensburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Bladensburg in 2022 was $24,840, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,360 for a family of four. However, Bladensburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bladensburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bladensburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bladensburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Bladensburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bladensburg include Nigerian, African, Other Subsaharan African, Ghanian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
Bladensburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.86%.
The most common language spoken in Bladensburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
