About Strasburg

Strasburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,802 people and just one neighborhood, Strasburg is the 574th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Strasburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Strasburg is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Strasburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.58%), sales jobs (12.32%), and teaching (6.13%).

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

Strasburg 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, Strasburg's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Strasburg is a very car-oriented borough. 96.78% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Strasburg is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Strasburg has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Strasburg Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Strasburg is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 22.22% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Strasburg in 2000 was $23,346, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,384 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Strasburg is English.