Wernersville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,000 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wernersville is the 694th largest community in Pennsylvania. Wernersville 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, Wernersville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wernersville is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wernersville who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.61%), sales jobs (10.11%), and food service (6.46%).

Because of many things, Wernersville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wernersville 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, Wernersville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wernersville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Wernersville 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.

Wernersville Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Wernersville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 13.88% of adults in Wernersville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wernersville in 2000 was $21,858, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,432 for a family of four.

The people who call Wernersville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wernersville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wernersville include German, Irish, Italian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, English, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Wernersville is English.