Pennsburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,079 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pennsburg is the 406th largest community in Pennsylvania. Pennsburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

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 13.46% 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.

One downside of living in Pennsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.16 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small borough, Pennsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Pennsburg 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: 29.29% of adults in Pennsburg have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pennsburg in 2022 was $43,063, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,252 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, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Pennsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.