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Quakertown, PA
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Quakertown profile


Living in Quakertown



Quakertown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,271 people and six associated neighborhoods, Quakertown is the 126th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Quakertown 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 Quakertown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.26% 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.

The education level of Quakertown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.70% of adults in Quakertown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Quakertown in 2018 was $35,853, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,412 for a family of four. However, Quakertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Quakertown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Quakertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quakertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Quakertown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.18% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quakertown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

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