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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 thing noticeable about Germantown, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Germantown is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Germantown a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Germantown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.39 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

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.

Germantown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.91% of adults in Germantown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $47,975, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,900 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Germantown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.13% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian.

Germantown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.40%.

The most common language spoken in Germantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.