In addition, Germantown 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.
In Germantown, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Germantown is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Germantown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Germantown, 47.67% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $55,950, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,800 for a family of four. However, Germantown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Germantown is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Germantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
