In Shrewsbury, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.13 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Shrewsbury is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.77% of adults in Shrewsbury have a college degree.
The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2022 was $42,751, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,004 for a family of four. However, Shrewsbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shrewsbury is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Shrewsbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shrewsbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shrewsbury include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Shrewsbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
