Germantown is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 91,249 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Germantown is the third largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Germantown 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: 16.67% 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.

Another interesting thing about Germantown, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Germantown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Germantown, the average commute to work is 33.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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

The education level of Germantown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Germantown, 48.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $47,975, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,900 for a family of four. However, Germantown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Germantown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Germantown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Germantown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Germantown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Germantown's cultural character, accounting for 37.40% of the town’s population.

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