North Wales is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,416 people and four associated neighborhoods, North Wales is the 443rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in North Wales was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. North Wales home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but North Wales real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.North Wales is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, North Wales is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Wales who work in sales jobs (13.17%), healthcare (8.71%), and teaching (8.51%). Also of interest is that North Wales 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: 12.15% 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. In addition, North Wales is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Despite being a small borough, North Wales has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The education level of North Wales ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in North Wales, 41.07% 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 North Wales in 2022 was $47,251, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,004 for a family of four. However, North Wales contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. North Wales is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call North Wales home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Wales residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Wales include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in North Wales is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
