Myerstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,102 people and three associated neighborhoods, Myerstown is the 480th largest community in Pennsylvania. Myerstown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Myerstown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.09% of the Myerstown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Myerstown is a borough of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Myerstown who work in office and administrative support (11.94%), sales jobs (11.73%), and healthcare (11.58%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.42% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Myerstown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small borough, Myerstown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Myerstown have a very low rate of college education: just 9.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Myerstown in 2022 was $28,632, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,528 for a family of four. However, Myerstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Myerstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Myerstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Myerstown include German, English, Irish, Pennsylvania German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Myerstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
