We are being called to join God in His mission to reach our community.  In order to impact the community of Brunswick, we must understand our city.

Q  How many people live in Brunswick? 

A  38,051

Q   How many people live in a 5-mile radius of Rt. 303/Rt. 42? 

A   80,288  This represents an increase of 20,789 or 34.9% since 1990.  During the same period of time, the U.S. as a whole grew by 21%.

Q  Is the population projected to grow?

A  Yes—between 2008 and 2013, the population is projected to increase by 5.2% or 4,187 additional persons. 

Q   What are the major generational groups represented in this area?

A  The largest age group is age 27-47 (30% of the total population of the area).  Boomers (48 to 65) make up 25% of the populations compared to the national average of 21%.

Q  Overall, how traditional are the family structures?

A  The area can be described as very traditional due to the above average presence of married persons and two-parent families.

Q  How educated are the adults?

A  Based upon the number of years completed and college enrollment, the overall education level in the area is somewhat high.  90.2% of the population aged 25 and over have graduated from high school as compared to the national average of 80.4%.  college graduates account for 27.5% of those over 25 in the area versus 24.4% in the U.S.

Q  What is the median income of Brunswick?

A  The median annual income is $68,505.  Average household income is $65,134.

$150,000 or more                       2,834 households           10%

$100,000 - $149,000                   5,523 households           19%

$75,000-$99,000                        5,383 households           19%     [48% earn more than $75,000]

$50,000 - $74,999                      6,351 households           22%

$35,000 - $49,999                      3,679 households           13%     [35% earn between $35 and $50,000]

$25,000 - $34,999                      1,934 households           6.8%

$15,000 - $24,999                      1,584 households           5.5%

Under $15,000                           1,358 households           4.7%   

Q  What are the primary occupation types in Brunswick?

A  Total White Collar          65%

            Executive and Managerial           16%

            Professional Specialty                 10%

            Technical Support                       10%

            Sales                                           13%

            Administrative Support/Clerical    16%

          Total Blue Collar          35%

            Service                                       10%

            Precision Production                   13%

            Operators and Assemblers           5%

            Transportation & Material Mover 5%

            Laborers                                      2%

Q  How is the distribution of housing units divided?

A  88% of people live in a single family household (65% nationally)

                        10,524  owner-occupied units

                          2,532  renter-occupied units (2,072 live in apartments);

      64 live in a mobile home .2% (7.6% nationally)

Aspen Lake Apartments                     4502 Grand Lake Drive                        202 units

Chalet Apartments                               4115 Center Road                   70 units

Clearbrooke Apartments                     1430 Clearbrooke Drive                       216 units

Cross Creek Apartments                     1300 Cross Creek Drive                       312 units

Forest Hills Apartments                      4410 Skyview Drive                             120 units

Hickory Hill Apartments                     208 Hemlock Court                               200 units

Laurel Hill Apartments                        4401 Laurel Road                  264 units

Parkwood Village Apartments           3710 Edgebrooke Drive                       204 units

Plum Creek Apartments                      899 Marks Road                                     54 units

Town Center apartments                    1294 Pearl Road                                      88 units

Village on South Carpenter                1474 South Carpenter Road                246 units

Woodgate Village                                1294 Hadcock                                         96 units

Q  How many household are below the poverty line ($17,603 for family of 4 in 2000)?

A   656 Households (2.6%) compared with 9.4% nationally.

Q  How many schools are in Brunswick?

A  There are 11 schools:

            Seven Elementary Schools = total elementary students = 3317  (K – 5)

            Applewood       501 students

            Crestview         378 students

            H. Ridge           452 students

            Huntington        538 students

            Kidder              473 students

            Memorial          454 students

            Towslee            521 students

            Kindergarten – 516

            1^st Grade           534

            2^nd Grade          558

            3^rd Grade          583

            4^th Grade          580

            5^th Grade          544

            Three Middle Schools = total middle school students = 1703 (6^th – 8^th)

            Visintainer        526

            Edwards           520

            Willetts             657

            6^th Grade          568

            7^th Grade          535

            8^th Grade          600

            One High School = 2,201 students in 9^th – 12^th grade

            9^th Grade          680

            10^th Grade         631

            11^th Grade         614

            12^th Grade         559

● There are 7,625 students in Brunswick City Schools (K-12)!!!

● 43% of the households have children in them

● Student – teacher ratio 18:1

Q  What is the spiritual climate and religious culture of Brunswick?

A  Overall, the likely faith involvement level and preference for historic Christian religious affiliations is about average when compared to national averages. 

                                                                                          U.S. Average        Brunswick

Households likely to be strongly involved with their faith   35.4%                    33.1%

Households likely to be not involved with their faith                      34.7%                    36.0%

Religious preference for Catholic                                                23.7%                    31.3%

Religious preference for Lutheran                                                7.2%                     9.5%

Primary Concerns of Families in Brunswick

Dealing with stress                                35%

Finding Time for Recreation/Leisure       33%

Achieving a Fulfilling Marriage               30%

Providing Good Schools             29%

Providing Aging Parent Care                  19%

Finding Child Care                                   8%

Dealing with Divorce                              5%

Q  How many churches are there in Brunswick and how many people attend weekend services?

A  There are 28 churches as follows with approximately 9000 in attendance every Sat/Sunday.

Apostolic Christian Church (Rt. 303)                 

Brunswick Christian Fellowship (Hadcock)          

Brunswick Church of the Nazarene (Rt. 303)     

Brunswick Hills Assembly of God (Substation)     

Brunswick Reformed Church (Grafton)             

Brunswick United Church of Christ (Rt. 303)       

Brunswick United Methodist Church (303/42)    

First Baptist Church of Brunswick (Substation)    

First Christian Church (Rt. 303)                           

Truth in Love Ministries (Rt. 42)                         

Grace Baptist Church (Laurel)                         

Harvest Time AG Church (W. 130^th)                 

Hindu Temple                                                  

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Rt. 42)               

Metro South Church (Rt. 42)                             

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist (W. 130^th)            

Polaris Christian Church (Rt. 42)                       

St. Ambrose Church (Rt. 42)                           

St. Colette Parish  (W. 130^th St.)                                   

St. Emilian Byzantine Catholic Church               

St. Mark Lutheran Church (Rt. 303)                  

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church (Rt. 303)              

St. Stephan’s Ukranian Orthodox Church (Rt. 42)

Southwest Baptist Church (N. Carpenter)          

The Plant (Lutheran) – Rt. 303                           

► With 9000 people in church on an average weekend that means that 75% of the people are NOT in church.  However, let’s assume that figure is low.  Let’s double it to 18,000 to account for people driving out of town to attend church or to include many others who are members but not attending, that still leaves 20,000 or 53% of Brunswick to reach with the Hope of the Gospel.