Brunswick is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 21,172 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Brunswick is the eighth largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns, Brunswick isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brunswick are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brunswick is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brunswick who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.50%), teaching (10.62%), and sales jobs (10.06%).

Also of interest is that Brunswick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Brunswick, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Brunswick, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Brunswick provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

One of the nice things about Brunswick is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.88 minutes getting to work every day.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Brunswick is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. Taxis helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Brunswick area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Brunswick Information and Demographics

The education level of Brunswick citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.99% of adults in Brunswick have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brunswick in 2000 was $20,322, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,288 for a family of four.

The people who call Brunswick home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brunswick is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brunswick include English, Irish, German, French Canadian, French, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Brunswick is English. Some people also speak French.