Phoenixville is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 19,354 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Phoenixville is the 47th largest community in Pennsylvania. Phoenixville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs. Phoenixville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Phoenixville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Phoenixville is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 86.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Phoenixville is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Phoenixville who work in business and financial occupations (11.83%), management occupations (11.51%), and office and administrative support (10.42%). Also of interest is that Phoenixville 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: 21.83% 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. If knowledge is power, Phoenixville is a pretty powerful place. 50.90% of the adults in Phoenixville 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 Phoenixville in 2022 was $50,290, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,160 for a family of four. However, Phoenixville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Phoenixville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Phoenixville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phoenixville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Phoenixville include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Phoenixville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
