Williamsport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 27,403 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Williamsport is the 28th largest community in Pennsylvania. Williamsport has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Williamsport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.97% 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.

In addition, Williamsport is a college town. There are a lot of students in Williamsport attending college, and as a result Williamsport provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Williamsport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Williamsport is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.94% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Williamsport in 2018 was $25,962, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,848 for a family of four. However, Williamsport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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