Pennsburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,057 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pennsburg is the 406th largest community in Pennsylvania. Pennsburg has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pennsburg, where the median household income is $103,698.00.
Also of interest is that Pennsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Pennsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.11 minutes every day commuting to work.
Pennsburg is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Pennsburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.90% of adults in Pennsburg have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pennsburg in 2022 was $39,633, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,532 for a family of four. However, Pennsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pennsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pennsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pennsburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Pennsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.