Wernersville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,773 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wernersville is the 531st largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wernersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wernersville is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wernersville who work in office and administrative support (13.17%), sales jobs (11.67%), and healthcare suport services (8.83%). Also of interest is that Wernersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Wernersville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The overall education level of Wernersville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.27% of adults in Wernersville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Wernersville in 2022 was $37,950, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,800 for a family of four. However, Wernersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wernersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wernersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wernersville include German, Canadian, Polish, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wernersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
