Macungie is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,238 people and five associated neighborhoods, Macungie is the 466th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Macungie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Macungie is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Macungie who work in office and administrative support (16.77%), management occupations (15.54%), and sales jobs (8.81%). The overall crime rate in Macungie is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Macungie 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 education level of Macungie citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.09% of adults in Macungie have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Macungie in 2022 was $35,905, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,620 for a family of four. However, Macungie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Macungie is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Macungie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macungie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Macungie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.42% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Macungie include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Macungie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
