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Morrisville, PA
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Morrisville profile


Living in Morrisville



Morrisville is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,721 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Morrisville is the 114th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Morrisville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Morrisville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Morrisville 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 Morrisville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.89% 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.

In addition, Morrisville 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.

Even though Morrisville is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The education level of Morrisville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.80% of adults in Morrisville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Morrisville in 2018 was $39,893, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,572 for a family of four. However, Morrisville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morrisville is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Morrisville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morrisville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morrisville include Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Morrisville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and French Creole.