Pen Argyl is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,155 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pen Argyl is the 429th largest community in Pennsylvania. Pen Argyl has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pen Argyl is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pen Argyl is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pen Argyl who work in office and administrative support (12.72%), food service (10.24%), and healthcare (8.64%). Also of interest is that Pen Argyl has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small borough, Pen Argyl doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Pen Argyl are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.44% of adults in Pen Argyl having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Pen Argyl in 2022 was $33,088, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,352 for a family of four. However, Pen Argyl contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pen Argyl is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Pen Argyl home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pen Argyl residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pen Argyl include Italian, German, Irish, Pennsylvania German, and English. The most common language spoken in Pen Argyl is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
