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Brunswick, ME

17,652 Population
19.4 square miles 908.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 43.7 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,256 ±$4,552 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $52,055 ±$670
  • about the same as the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,722 ±$4,963 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $92,175 ±$1,533
  • a little less than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±2.5% (1,311  ±391) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.7% 42,023 (±0.5% / ±2,631)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.8 minutes ±1.3 (160,865  ±16,702) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 25.1 6,021,415 (±0.4 / ±120,275)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,107 ±278 Number of households
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 240,027 ±1,348
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (15,315  ±444) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 2.3 549,303 (±0 / ±133)
  • a little less than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.9% ±4.4% (305  ±196) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 4.1% † 5,058 (±0.5% / ±595)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,490 ±312 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 287,616 ±123
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$363,200 ±$17,738 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: $420,000 ±$4,614
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.8% ±2.5% (2,911  ±434.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 10.4% 57,950 (±0.5% / ±2,609.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.9% ±5.4% (11,426  ±746.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 96.2% 402,912 (±1.1% / ±4,719.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.3% ±4.2% (6,046  ±538.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 45.9% 192,235 (±0.8% / ±3,182.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±1.6% (1,045  ±289) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 5.4% 30,203
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1.5% (981  ±220) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area: 7.5% 34,653 (±0.3% / ±1,142)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
981 Total veterans ±220 891 Male ±211 90 Female ±47

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