One downside of living in Boyertown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.75 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough 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.
