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. Brunswick has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Brunswick, where the median household income is $115,972.00.Brunswick is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brunswick is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brunswick who work in management occupations (14.85%), sales jobs (13.43%), and business and financial occupations (9.16%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Brunswick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.87% 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. In addition, Brunswick is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Brunswick is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the 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 population of Brunswick is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.
