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Shrewsbury, PA
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Shrewsbury profile


Living in Shrewsbury



Shrewsbury is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,844 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shrewsbury is the 409th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Shrewsbury 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: 14.44% 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.

One downside of living in Shrewsbury, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.13 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Shrewsbury citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.77% of adults in Shrewsbury have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2022 was $42,751, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,004 for a family of four. However, Shrewsbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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


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