Berwyn is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,775 people and three associated neighborhoods, Berwyn is the 416th largest community in Pennsylvania. Berwyn home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Berwyn real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Berwyn is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Berwyn is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berwyn who work in management occupations (17.13%), business and financial occupations (13.76%), and sales jobs (12.78%). Also of interest is that Berwyn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.54% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Berwyn, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Berwyn provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Because of many things, Berwyn is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Berwyn really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Berwyn perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Berwyn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small town, Berwyn has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Berwyn is a pretty powerful place. 71.04% of the adults in Berwyn have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Berwyn in 2022 was $71,301, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,204 for a family of four. However, Berwyn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Berwyn is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Berwyn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berwyn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Berwyn include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. Berwyn also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.33%. The most common language spoken in Berwyn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
