Berwick is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,266 people and two associated neighborhoods, Berwick is the 37th largest community in Maine.Berwick is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Berwick is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berwick who work in business and financial occupations (9.98%), office and administrative support (9.65%), and management occupations (8.80%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.97% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Berwick has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Berwick a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The citizens of Berwick are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.96% of adults in Berwick have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Berwick in 2022 was $42,966, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,864 for a family of four. The people who call Berwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Berwick include Irish, English, Italian, French Canadian, and French. The most common language spoken in Berwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Mon-Khmer (Cambodian).
