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.Germantown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Germantown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Germantown who work in management occupations (11.36%), computer science and math (9.73%), and office and administrative support (9.02%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Germantown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Germantown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.31 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Germantown is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Germantown area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Germantown. 50.38% 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 $50,879, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,516 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 22.86% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Jamaican. Germantown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.82%. The most common language spoken in Germantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
