About East Washington

East Washington is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,930 people and just one neighborhood, East Washington is the 704th largest community in Pennsylvania. East Washington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

East Washington is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 86.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Washington is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Washington who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.56%), management occupations (10.48%), and sales jobs (10.38%).

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

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

In addition to being popular with young singles, East Washington is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Although East Washington is a relatively small borough, quite a few people get to and from work by way of taxis, often traveling to the central city in the area.

East Washington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, East Washington is a pretty powerful place. 50.53% of the adults in East Washington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in East Washington in 2000 was $32,852, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,408 for a family of four.

The people who call East Washington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Washington is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Washington include Italian, German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in East Washington is English.