Boyertown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,324 people and three associated neighborhoods, Boyertown is the 355th largest community in Pennsylvania. Boyertown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Boyertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boyertown is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boyertown who work in office and administrative support (15.88%), sales jobs (8.90%), and management occupations (6.41%). A relatively large number of people in Boyertown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.81% 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Boyertown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Boyertown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.14% of adults in Boyertown have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Boyertown in 2022 was $32,787, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,148 for a family of four. However, Boyertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Boyertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boyertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boyertown include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Boyertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
