Macungie is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,263 people and five associated neighborhoods, Macungie is the 466th largest community in Pennsylvania. Macungie real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Macungie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs, Macungie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Macungie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Macungie is a borough of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Macungie who work in management occupations (18.95%), office and administrative support (14.28%), and sales jobs (8.01%). Also of interest is that Macungie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Overall, Macungie’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small borough, Macungie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Macungie are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.36% of adults in Macungie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Macungie in 2022 was $43,260, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,040 for a family of four. However, Macungie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Macungie is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Macungie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macungie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Macungie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.51% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Macungie include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Macungie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
