Birdsboro is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,095 people and three associated neighborhoods, Birdsboro is the 293rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Birdsboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Birdsboro is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birdsboro who work in management occupations (9.04%), office and administrative support (8.89%), and sales jobs (8.01%). A relatively large number of people in Birdsboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.81% 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. Birdsboro is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Birdsboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.11% of adults in Birdsboro have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Birdsboro in 2022 was $34,062, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,248 for a family of four. However, Birdsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Birdsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birdsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Birdsboro include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Birdsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Italian.
