Berwick is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,332 people and four associated neighborhoods, Berwick is the 102nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Berwick has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Berwick is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Berwick is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berwick who work in office and administrative support (13.61%), food service (8.96%), and sales jobs (8.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The citizens of Berwick are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.26% of adults in Berwick having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Berwick in 2022 was $29,403, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,612 for a family of four. However, Berwick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Berwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Berwick include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Berwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
