Bryn Mawr is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,399 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Bryn Mawr is the 405th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Bryn Mawr is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bryn Mawr is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bryn Mawr who work in teaching (14.09%), office and administrative support jobs (13.10%), and food service (12.92%).

Of important note, Bryn Mawr is also a town of artists. Bryn Mawr has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bryn Mawr's character.

Also of interest is that Bryn Mawr has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Bryn Mawr is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Bryn Mawr to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

In addition, Bryn Mawr is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One of the benefits of Bryn Mawr is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.50 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Bryn Mawr does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bryn Mawr Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bryn Mawr. 50.82% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bryn Mawr in 2000 was $23,442, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,768 for a family of four.

Bryn Mawr is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bryn Mawr home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bryn Mawr is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bryn Mawr include Irish, Italian, German, English, Russian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Bryn Mawr is English. Some people also speak Spanish.