Royersford is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,920 people and six associated neighborhoods, Royersford is the 309th largest community in Pennsylvania. Royersford has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Royersford real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Royersford 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, Royersford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Royersford is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Royersford who work in office and administrative support (11.45%), sales jobs (9.92%), and management occupations (7.92%). Also of interest is that Royersford 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: 10.90% 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. Royersford 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 overall education level of Royersford is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.50% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Royersford in 2022 was $39,464, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,856 for a family of four. However, Royersford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Royersford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Royersford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Royersford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Royersford include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Royersford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
