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 86.52% 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 (10.94%), computer science and math (9.61%), and business and financial occupations (9.41%). 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 19.21% 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Germantown, the average commute to work is 32.88 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.If knowledge is power, Germantown is a pretty powerful place. 50.19% of the adults in Germantown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Germantown's cultural character, accounting for 38.69% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Germantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
