CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brunswick

Maryland · 5,117 residents · 3.28 sq mi

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With 5,117 people, Brunswick is a city in Maryland. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of residents. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,117

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,894 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(446)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(487)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(343)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(380)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(938)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(818)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(462)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(401)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(108)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,630

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,513 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,715

−39%vs 2000

vs $20,685 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.3%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,900

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $107,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $626 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(4,474)

Black5.3%(257)

Hispanic / Latino1%(47)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(4,805)

Black5.5%(281)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(26)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American5.4%(454)

Salvadoran3.7%(312)

Puerto Rican2.4%(203)

South American2.1%(181)

Peruvian1.6%(135)

Mexican1.2%(99)

Honduran0.7%(57)

Guatemalan0.7%(55)

Bolivian0.4%(30)

Spaniard0.3%(25)

Panamanian0.2%(17)

Venezuelan0.2%(16)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.8%(66)

Nepalese0.6%(50)

Chinese0.5%(41)

Vietnamese0.3%(25)

Asian Indian0.2%(18)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Taiwanese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German16.4%(1,382)

Irish13.6%(1,149)

English13%(1,102)

American5%(420)

Italian3.3%(282)

Polish3.3%(280)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(190)

Subsaharan African2.2%(190)

Scottish1.6%(136)

British1.1%(97)

French1%(87)

West Indian0.9%(79)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.7%(55)

Jamaican0.7%(55)

Dutch0.5%(45)

Norwegian0.5%(42)

Welsh0.5%(42)

Greek0.4%(36)

Arab0.4%(34)

Armenian0.4%(33)

Russian0.3%(29)

Danish0.3%(27)

Lebanese0.3%(25)

Lithuanian0.3%(25)

Swedish0.3%(24)

Czech0.3%(23)

Romanian0.2%(20)

Ukrainian0.2%(17)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(12)

Jordanian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.6 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 32.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(1,089)

Married57.1%(1,846)

Widowed2.4%(76)

Divorced6.9%(223)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(862)

Married52.9%(1,803)

Widowed5.7%(194)

Divorced16.2%(551)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.6%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.9%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.2%(202)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(164)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 574 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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