Sayre is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,400 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sayre is the 273rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Sayre was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Sayre has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Sayre 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: 9.18% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sayre spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.12 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small borough, Sayre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Sayre are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.83% of adults in Sayre have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sayre in 2022 was $40,598, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,392 for a family of four. However, Sayre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sayre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sayre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sayre include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Sayre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Polish.