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Myerstown, PA
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Myerstown profile


Living in Myerstown



Myerstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,102 people and three associated neighborhoods, Myerstown is the 480th largest community in Pennsylvania. Myerstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.42% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Myerstown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.

Myerstown 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.

The population of Myerstown has a very low overall level of education: only 9.14% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Myerstown in 2018 was $28,632, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,528 for a family of four. However, Myerstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Myerstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.