Pennsburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,000 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pennsburg is the 406th largest community in Pennsylvania.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Pennsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In Pennsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small borough, Pennsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Pennsburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.17% of the adults in Pennsburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pennsburg in 2022 was $34,529, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,116 for a family of four. However, Pennsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pennsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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.