Lower Burrell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 11,585 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lower Burrell is the 84th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some cities, Lower Burrell isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lower Burrell are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lower Burrell is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lower Burrell who work in sales jobs (12.62%), office and administrative support (10.70%), and healthcare (9.54%). Also of interest is that Lower Burrell 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: 8.79% 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. The education level of Lower Burrell citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.61% of adults in Lower Burrell have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lower Burrell in 2022 was $43,582, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,328 for a family of four. However, Lower Burrell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lower Burrell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lower Burrell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lower Burrell include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lower Burrell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
