Brunswick vs Thurmont

A side-by-side comparison of Brunswick and Thurmont: population, income, housing, and more.

Brunswick and Thurmont are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brunswick has the higher population (7,994 vs 6,439 in Thurmont). Brunswick has the higher median household income ($115,972 vs $92,391 in Thurmont). Brunswick has the higher median home value ($348,500 vs $325,700 in Thurmont).

Population, income & housing

	Brunswick	Thurmont
Population	7,994	6,439
Median age	36.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$115,972	$92,391
Median home value	$348,500	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,139	$1,011
Housing units	3,235	2,707
Homeownership rate	86.2%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunswick	Thurmont
Population	6,258 → 7,994 (+27.7%)	6,638 → 6,439 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $115,972 (+42.7%)	$78,245 → $92,391 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $348,500 (+46.6%)	$247,600 → $325,700 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $1,139 (+26.4%)	$1,135 → $1,011 (-10.9%)

Brunswick

Population

6,2587,994

Median household income

$81,250$115,972

Median home value

$237,800$348,500

Median gross rent

$901$1,139

Thurmont

Population

6,6386,439

Median household income

$78,245$92,391

Median home value

$247,600$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brunswick	Thurmont
Under 5	6.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.8%
75 and over	4.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunswick	Thurmont
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	88.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunswick	Thurmont
No high school diploma	7.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunswick	Thurmont
Drove alone	67.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.5%
Public transit	3.9%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	14.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunswick	Thurmont
1-unit, detached	68.8%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	22.9%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	10.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brunswick	Thurmont
Poverty rate	6.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	40	29
Median year structure built	1988	1987