About Ernest

Ernest is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 500 people and just one neighborhood, Ernest is the 973rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

When you are in Ernest, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.9% of Ernest's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ernest is a borough of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ernest who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.27%), sales jobs (11.04%), and community and social services (8.59%).

Being a small borough, Ernest does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Ernest Information and Demographics

In Ernest, just 11.21% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ernest in 2000 was $10,951, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,804 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Ernest is English.