Shrewsbury is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,844 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shrewsbury is the 409th largest community in Pennsylvania.Shrewsbury is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Shrewsbury is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shrewsbury who work in management occupations (19.55%), office and administrative support (15.98%), and healthcare (6.02%). Also of interest is that Shrewsbury 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: 14.44% 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. One downside of living in Shrewsbury is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Shrewsbury, the average commute to work is 36.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Shrewsbury citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.77% of adults in Shrewsbury have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2022 was $42,751, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,004 for a family of four. However, Shrewsbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shrewsbury is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Shrewsbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shrewsbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shrewsbury include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Shrewsbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
