Douglassville is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 518 people and four associated neighborhoods, Douglassville is the 975th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Douglassville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Douglassville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Douglassville, where the median household income is .

Douglassville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Douglassville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Douglassville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Douglassville is also a town of artists. Douglassville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Douglassville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Douglassville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 35.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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

The citizens of Douglassville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.80% of adults in Douglassville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Douglassville in 2018 was $54,078, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $216,312 for a family of four. However, Douglassville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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