Crafton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,937 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crafton is the 224th largest community in Pennsylvania. Crafton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Also of interest is that Crafton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Even though Crafton is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of Crafton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.24% of adults in Crafton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Crafton in 2018 was $48,606, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,424 for a family of four. However, Crafton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Crafton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crafton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crafton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Crafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.