Downingtown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,242 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Downingtown is the 162nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Downingtown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Downingtown real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Downingtown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Downingtown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Downingtown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Downingtown who work in office and administrative support (18.29%), management occupations (11.57%), and sales jobs (8.63%). Also of interest is that Downingtown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Downingtown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Downingtown, 44.10% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Downingtown in 2022 was $41,247, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,988 for a family of four. However, Downingtown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Downingtown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Downingtown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Downingtown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Downingtown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Downingtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Langs. of India.
