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Grove City, PA
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Grove City profile


Living in Grove City



Grove City is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,856 people and five associated neighborhoods, Grove City is the 163rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Grove City is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Grove City area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Grove City maintain a good economy.

For a small borough, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Grove City. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Grove City.

One of the benefits of Grove City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.09 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of Grove City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grove City, 43.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Grove City in 2018 was $25,447, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,788 for a family of four. However, Grove City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Grove City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.