East Berlin is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,583 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Berlin is the 712th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in East Berlin was built prior to World War II, 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, East Berlin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Berlin is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Berlin who work in office and administrative support (17.32%), sales jobs (9.34%), and healthcare (6.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% 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. Being a small borough, East Berlin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in East Berlin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.40% of the adults in East Berlin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in East Berlin in 2022 was $36,520, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,080 for a family of four. However, East Berlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Berlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Berlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Berlin include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in East Berlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
