Boyertown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,255 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.
Also of interest is that Boyertown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.61% 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.
In Boyertown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. However, the borough is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Being a small borough, Boyertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Boyertown rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.71% of adults 25 and older in Boyertown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Boyertown in 2022 was $35,047, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,188 for a family of four. However, Boyertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Boyertown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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, Italian, and Pennsylvania German.
The most common language spoken in Boyertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.