Brunswick

Population: 16,928
Median household income: $68,190
Median home value: $333,500

Brunswick is a community in Cumberland County, Maine, home to 16,928 residents. The median household income of $68,190 is below the Cumberland County median ($92,983).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brunswick's population grew 12.9% from 14,994 to 16,928, while its median home value rose 58.4% from $210,500 to $333,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 15.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,928
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,190
Median home value: $333,500
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 7,286
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,99416,928

Median household income

$54,083$68,190

Median home value

$210,500$333,500

Median gross rent

$867$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,994	$54,083	$210,500	$867
2020	15,974	$63,458	$237,600	$1,031
2021	16,554	$65,285	$256,100	$1,092
2022	16,725	$66,696	$304,800	$1,180
2023	16,928	$68,190	$333,500	$1,300

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,070	6.3%
5 to 17	1,749	10.3%
18 to 24	2,639	15.6%
25 to 34	2,294	13.6%
35 to 44	1,745	10.3%
45 to 54	1,592	9.4%
55 to 64	1,941	11.5%
65 to 74	2,067	12.2%
75 and over	1,831	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,031	88.8%
Black or African American	198	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	423	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	0.5%
Two or more races	586	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	597	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	453	3.9%
High school graduate	2,494	21.7%
Some college or associate's	2,837	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,922	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,764	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked12.2%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,925	58.8%
Carpooled	675	8.1%
Public transit	44	0.5%
Walked	1,017	12.2%
Bicycle	146	1.7%
Worked from home	1,431	17.1%
Other means	131	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,029	43.7%
15 to 29 min	1,754	25.3%
30 to 44 min	1,263	18.2%
45 to 59 min	538	7.8%
60+ min	354	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 7.3% (1,078 of 14,825)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,008	58.7%
Nonfamily households	2,817	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,825	93.7%
Vacant	461	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,684	68.6%
Renter-occupied	2,141	31.4%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,505	48.1%
1-unit, attached	742	10.2%
2 to 4 units	976	13.4%
5 to 19 units	699	9.6%
20 or more units	405	5.6%
Mobile home & other	959	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2308395
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 1.58 sq mi
Center point: 43.8875, -69.9426