Owings Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 35,674 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Owings Mills is the 27th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Owings Mills 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: 14.04% 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.

Owings Mills, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

One downside of living in Owings Mills, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.58 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Owings Mills is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Owings Mills, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Owings Mills are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.97% of adults in Owings Mills have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Owings Mills in 2018 was $44,865, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,460 for a family of four. However, Owings Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Foreign born people are also an important part of Owings Mills's cultural character, accounting for 19.65% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Owings Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.