Germantown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 5,803 people and two associated neighborhoods, Germantown is the 250th largest community in Ohio.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Germantown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.94% of the Germantown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Germantown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Germantown who work in office and administrative support (17.15%), healthcare (8.72%), and sales jobs (6.60%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Germantown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.44% 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. Being a small city, Germantown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Germantown citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.35% of adults 25 and older in Germantown have a college degree. The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $33,006, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,024 for a family of four. However, Germantown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Germantown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
