Brunswick is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,309 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brunswick is the 92nd largest community in Maryland. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Brunswick, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Brunswick, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Brunswick’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Brunswick does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $115,972.00.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.87% 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.
In addition, Brunswick is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Brunswick is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Brunswick a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Brunswick has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Brunswick’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Brunswick, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.06 minutes every day commuting to work.
The citizens of Brunswick are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.56% of adults in Brunswick have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Brunswick in 2022 was $51,219, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,876 for a family of four.
Brunswick is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brunswick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brunswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brunswick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brunswick include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Brunswick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.