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.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Elverson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Elverson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Elverson's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. The borough does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income in Elverson 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.73% 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.

Because of many things, Elverson is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elverson really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elverson perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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.

As is often the case in a small borough, Elverson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

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.