Millersville is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Millersville to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.
In terms of college education, Millersville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.22% of adults in Millersville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Millersville in 2022 was $24,952, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,808 for a family of four. However, Millersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Millersville is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Millersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Millersville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.01% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Millersville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Millersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
