Dundalk is a larger medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 67,796 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Dundalk is the 11th largest community in Maryland.Dundalk is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dundalk is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dundalk who work in office and administrative support (14.00%), management occupations (8.05%), and sales jobs (7.95%). Dundalk is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. For the size of the town, public transportation in Dundalk is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Dundalk, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.In terms of college education, the citizens of Dundalk rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.71% of adults 25 and older in Dundalk 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 Dundalk in 2022 was $31,230, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,920 for a family of four. However, Dundalk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dundalk is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dundalk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dundalk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dundalk also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dundalk include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Dundalk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
