Orwigsburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,106 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Orwigsburg is the 537th largest community in Pennsylvania. Orwigsburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Orwigsburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Orwigsburg is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Orwigsburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.42%), management occupations (13.94%), and sales jobs (12.14%).

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

Orwigsburg Information and Demographics

The education level of Orwigsburg citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.65% of adults in Orwigsburg have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Orwigsburg in 2000 was $22,538, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,152 for a family of four.

The people who call Orwigsburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Orwigsburg is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Orwigsburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, Welsh, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Orwigsburg is English.