Bryn Mawr is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,879 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bryn Mawr is the 245th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Bryn Mawr home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Bryn Mawr real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Bryn Mawr is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Bryn Mawr to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Bryn Mawr. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Bryn Mawr.

Despite being a small town, Bryn Mawr 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bryn Mawr, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bryn Mawr is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.25% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bryn Mawr in 2022 was $43,309, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,236 for a family of four. However, Bryn Mawr contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bryn Mawr is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bryn Mawr home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bryn Mawr residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bryn Mawr also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.51% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bryn Mawr include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Bryn Mawr is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.