Brunswick, ME

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2020 Population
15,974
6.54% 1-year growth
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2020 Median Age
44.3
0.911% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
10.1%
10.4% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$63,458
17.3% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$237,600
12.9% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
8,156
8.03% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Brunswick, ME had a population of 16k people with a median age of 44.3 and a median household income of $63,458. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Brunswick, ME grew from 14,994 to 15,974, a 6.54% increase and its median household income grew from $54,083 to $63,458, a 17.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick, ME are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%), White (Hispanic) (3.12%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.35%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.98%).

None of the households in Brunswick, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Brunswick, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brunswick, ME are Bowdoin College (666 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Brunswick, ME was $237,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.2%.

Most people in Brunswick, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Brunswick, ME was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Brunswick, ME is home to a population of 16k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 4.91% of Brunswick, ME residents were born outside of the country (784 people).

In 2020, there were 28.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Brunswick, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 501 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 499 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.5%
2020 Citizenship
97.3%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.5% of Brunswick, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Brunswick, ME was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.1k ± 660
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    501 ± 244
  3. White (Hispanic)
    499 ± 209
4.15%
Hispanic Population
663 people

In 2020, there were 28.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Brunswick, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 501 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 499 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.15% of the people in Brunswick, ME are hispanic (663 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brunswick, ME as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    9,473 ± 2,381 people
  2. Philippines
    2,837 ± 1,306 people
  3. Germany
    2,823 ± 1,303 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 9,473 Maine residents, followed by Philippines with 2,837 and Germany with 2,823.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.91%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
784 people
5.06%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
759 people

As of 2020, 4.91% of Brunswick, ME residents (784 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brunswick, ME was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    492 ± 181
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    247 ± 121
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    158 ± 77

Brunswick, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Brunswick, ME employs 8.16k people. The largest industries in Brunswick, ME are Educational Services (1,600 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,259 people), and Retail Trade (938 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,348), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,237), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($71,513).

Males in Maine have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,223. The income inequality in Maine (measured using the Gini index) is 0.434, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

8.16k
2020 Value
± 697
8.03%
1 Year growth
± 11.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Brunswick, ME grew at a rate of 8.03%, from 7.55k employees to 8.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brunswick, ME, are Management Occupations (1,128 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (878 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (820 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brunswick, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

8.16k
2020 Value
± 697
8.03%
1 Year growth
± 11.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Brunswick, ME grew at a rate of 8.03%, from 7.55k employees to 8.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brunswick, ME, are Educational Services (1,600 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,259 people), and Retail Trade (938 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brunswick, ME, though some of these residents may live in Brunswick, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,769
Median earning men ± $4,587
$31,055
Median earning women ± $1,971

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($84,545), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,641), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,237).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($78,281), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,798).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Maine. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maine to other states, or from other states to Maine.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $5.2B
  2. $3.72B
  3. $3.13B

In 2020, the top outbound Maine product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $5.2B, followed by Gasoline ($3.72B) and Fuel oils ($3.13B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maine products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$51.4B
2020 Value in Maine
$92.1B
Projected 2050 Value in Maine
79% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maine trade was $51.4B. This is expected to increase 79% to $92.1B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maine trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maine to other states, or from other states to Maine.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $5.09B
  2. $4.73B
  3. $2.51B

In 2020, the top outbound Maine domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Massachusetts with $5.09B, followed by New Hampshire with $4.73B and New York and $2.51B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maine shares with each state (excluding itself).

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Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maine

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maine have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2020, universities in Brunswick, ME awarded 666 degrees. The student population of Brunswick, ME in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 862 male students and 915 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brunswick, ME are White (437 and 68.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (77 and 12.1%), Black or African American (42 and 6.59%), and Two or More Races (38 and 5.97%).

The largest universities in Brunswick, ME by number of degrees awarded are Bowdoin College (666 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brunswick, ME are General Political Science & Government (84 and 12.6%), Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (63 and 9.46%), and General Mathematics (45 and 6.76%).

The median tuition cost in Brunswick, ME for private four year colleges is $55,822.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2020 in Brunswick, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 9.16%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 53.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 1,777 (48.5% men and 51.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 1,777 students enrolled in Brunswick, ME, 48.5% men and 51.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 999 records, of which 48.9% were women and 51.1% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 84 degree-majors awarded
  2. 63 degree-majors awarded
  3. 45 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Brunswick, ME was General Political Science & Government with 84 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Brunswick, ME according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
666 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bowdoin College with 666 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 317 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brunswick, ME, which is 0.908 times less than the 349 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 437 degrees mean that there were 5.68 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 77 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($55,822) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($528) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($840) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.38% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.412% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (348k), Some college (231k), and Bachelors Degree (211k).

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The median property value in Brunswick, ME was $237,600 in 2020, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $210,500 to $237,600, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Brunswick, ME is 69.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Brunswick, ME have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brunswick, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$237,600
Median Property Value 2020
±$24,835
$4,526
Median Property Taxes
±$455

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brunswick, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brunswick, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.2%
Homeownership
2020
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 69.2% of the housing units in Brunswick, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Brunswick, ME colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,458
Median Household Income
± $7,329
6.54k
Number of Households
± 619

In 2020, the median household income of the 6.54k households in Brunswick, ME grew to $63,458 from the previous year's value of $54,083.

The following chart displays the households in Brunswick, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brunswick, ME is from Maine.
0.434
2020 Wage GINI in Maine
0.439
2019 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2020, the income inequality in Maine was 0.434 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.2% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (65.9%)
  2. Walked (13.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (12%)

In 2020, 65.9% of workers in Brunswick, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brunswick, ME have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Brunswick, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brunswick, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brunswick, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brunswick, ME (1.44k out of 14.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brunswick, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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93.7% of the population of Brunswick, ME has health coverage, with 51.8% on employee plans, 8.94% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 3.59% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Maine was $9,531 in 2014. This is a 4.36% increase from the previous year ($9,133).

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see 597 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.831% decrease from the previous year (602 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 964 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Maine, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cumberland County, ME

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see an average of 597 patients per year. This represents a 0.831% decrease from the previous year (602 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cumberland County, ME in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Maine across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.27%
Uninsured
51.8%
Employer Coverage
8.94%
Medicaid
12.2%
Medicare
17.2%
Non-Group
3.59%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brunswick, ME declined by 6.11% from 6.68% to 6.27%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brunswick, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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