Boyertown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,255 people and three associated neighborhoods, Boyertown is the 355th largest community in Pennsylvania. Boyertown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Boyertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boyertown is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boyertown who work in office and administrative support (17.21%), sales jobs (10.03%), and food service (7.17%). Also of interest is that Boyertown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Boyertown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boyertown, the average commute to work is 30.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. However, it is a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Boyertown’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. As is often the case in a small borough, Boyertown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Boyertown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.71% of adults in Boyertown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
