About Archbald

Archbald is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,220 people and just one neighborhood, Archbald is the 280th largest community in Pennsylvania. Archbald 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 , Archbald isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Archbald are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Archbald is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Archbald who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.99%), sales jobs (10.63%), and healthcare (7.97%).

Archbald is very much a car-oriented borough. This is because the population of Archbald isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.42% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Archbald is a relatively small borough, but even so, a fairly large number of people use the bus to get to and from work. Many of these people travel out of town to the central city in the region.

Archbald Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Archbald is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 20.70% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Archbald in 2000 was $19,352, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,408 for a family of four.

The people who call Archbald home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Archbald is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Archbald include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Archbald is English.