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: 19.21% 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 that you will notice about Germantown is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Germantown a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One downside of living in Germantown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.88 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Germantown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Germantown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.19% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Germantown in 2022 was $49,390, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,560 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Germantown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Germantown include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Germantown's cultural character, accounting for 38.69% of the town’s population.

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