Bala Cynwyd is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,285 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bala Cynwyd is the 128th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bala Cynwyd home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Bala Cynwyd real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bala Cynwyd is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bala Cynwyd is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bala Cynwyd who work in management occupations (14.12%), healthcare (11.09%), and teaching (10.90%). Also of interest is that Bala Cynwyd has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Bala Cynwyd is also a town of artists. Bala Cynwyd has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bala Cynwyd’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.30% 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, Bala Cynwyd is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. One downside of living in Bala Cynwyd, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.77 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small town, Bala Cynwyd has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Bala Cynwyd is a pretty powerful place. 73.87% of the adults in Bala Cynwyd have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Bala Cynwyd in 2022 was $89,277, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $357,108 for a family of four. However, Bala Cynwyd contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bala Cynwyd is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bala Cynwyd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bala Cynwyd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bala Cynwyd include German, Russian, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Bala Cynwyd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and French.
