About Osborne

Osborne is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 567 people and just one neighborhood, Osborne is the 960th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Osborne was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Osborne is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 93.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Osborne is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Osborne who work in management occupations (18.68%), sales jobs (15.02%), and healthcare (10.99%).

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

In addition, Osborne is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Osborne is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Osborne's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Osborne is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Osborne Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Osborne, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Osborne is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Osborne in 2000 was $50,169, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,676 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Osborne is English.