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

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.

A relatively large number of people in Shrewsbury telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.44% 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.

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.

In terms of college education, Shrewsbury is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.77% of adults in Shrewsbury have a college degree.

The per capita income in Shrewsbury in 2018 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.