North East is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,601 people and three constituent neighborhoods, North East is the 389th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in North East was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North East is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North East is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North East who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.56%), sales jobs (9.83%), and food service (7.01%).

Residents of the borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.86 minutes getting to work every day.

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

North East Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in North East who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.13% of adults in North East have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North East in 2000 was $16,132, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,528 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in North East is English.