Cumberland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 18,751 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Cumberland is the 54th largest community in Maryland. Cumberland has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Cumberland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.76 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Cumberland are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.06% of adults in Cumberland having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cumberland in 2022 was $30,217, 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 $120,868 for a family of four. However, Cumberland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Cumberland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.