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Olney, MD vs Upper Marlboro, MD

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- Household income in Upper Marlboro, is 38% less than it is in Olney and is 31% above the National Average.
- Olney unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Upper Marlboro unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Olney, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,056  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,667$69,021
 Family Median Income$175,066  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olney, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olney, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock6.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.4%13.1%
Reviews for Olney    5 Reviews

Been here since 2015. Peaceful and lots of green space for natural beauty. Convenient to given the shopping village with all that is needed. I must express  More

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In 1957 my parents almost bought a house with a stable for two horses. When the deal went south, I came close to divorcing my parents! Forty years later, my wife and I  More

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Over 13 years ago

Olney Theater is very good for small  More

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Reviews for Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   More

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