Birdsboro is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,092 people and three associated neighborhoods, Birdsboro is the 293rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Birdsboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Birdsboro is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birdsboro who work in management occupations (10.69%), office and administrative support (9.75%), and sales jobs (9.30%). Of important note, Birdsboro is also a borough of artists. Birdsboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Birdsboro’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.00% 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. Birdsboro is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Birdsboro is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.60% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Birdsboro in 2022 was $34,694, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,776 for a family of four. However, Birdsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Birdsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birdsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Birdsboro include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Birdsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Italian.
