Downingtown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,589 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Downingtown is the 211st largest community in Pennsylvania.

Downingtown is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Downingtown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Downingtown who work in office and administrative support jobs (25.16%), sales jobs (10.68%), and management occupations (7.63%).

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

In addition, Downingtown 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.

Downingtown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Downingtown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Downingtown Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Downingtown is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.86% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Downingtown in 2000 was $21,634, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,536 for a family of four.

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

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