Collegeville is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,032 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Collegeville is the 197th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Collegeville is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Collegeville is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collegeville who work in management occupations (17.35%), office and administrative support jobs (12.52%), and sales jobs (10.95%).

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

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Collegeville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Collegeville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Being a small borough, Collegeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Collegeville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Collegeville is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.65% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Collegeville in 2000 was $23,080, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,320 for a family of four. However, Collegeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Collegeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Collegeville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Collegeville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Collegeville include Irish, Italian, German, and English.

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