Elverson is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 959 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Elverson is the 868th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Elverson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Elverson, where the median household income is $57,813.

Unlike some boroughs, Elverson isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elverson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elverson is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elverson who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.93%), sales jobs (15.04%), and management occupations (12.39%).

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

A relatively large number of people in Elverson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Elverson is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Elverson a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Elverson has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Elverson's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Elverson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Elverson is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Elverson Information and Demographics

The citizens of Elverson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.00% of adults in Elverson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elverson in 2000 was $27,162, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,648 for a family of four. However, Elverson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Elverson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elverson is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Elverson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Elverson is English. Some people also speak German.