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: 19.21% 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.

One thing that you will notice about Germantown is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Germantown a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One downside of living in Germantown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.88 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Germantown use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Germantown‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Germantown. 50.19% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $49,390, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,560 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Germantown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

Germantown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.69%.

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