East Berlin is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,567 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Berlin is the 712th largest community in Pennsylvania. East Berlin has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Berlin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Berlin is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Berlin who work in office and administrative support (13.39%), sales jobs (9.41%), and healthcare (8.69%). The overall crime rate in East Berlin is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Being a small borough, East Berlin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, East Berlin is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.06% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Berlin in 2022 was $36,818, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,272 for a family of four. However, East Berlin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call East Berlin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Berlin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Berlin include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in East Berlin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
