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Upper Marlboro, MD vs Shady Side, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Shady Side, is 19% more than it is in Upper Marlboro and is 42% above the National Average.
- Upper Marlboro unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Shady Side unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Upper Marlboro, MDShady Side, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,566  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$118,125$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,969  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Upper Marlboro, MDShady Side, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock0.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Upper Marlboro, MDShady Side, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance32.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.4%6.5%
 Community, social services5.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support7.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
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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Reviews for Shady Side    2 Reviews

Shady Side, like most of South Anne Arundel County, is a tight-knit community. I moved here for almost 9 years ago without knowing anyone in the area. It wasn't until  More

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I have lived in the Shady Side area for 13 years. The contrast of rain and snowfall between the southern part of Anne Arundel County, Washington DC, Fairfax County VA,  More

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