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Parkesburg, PA
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Living in Parkesburg



Parkesburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,934 people and two associated neighborhoods, Parkesburg is the 407th largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

A relatively large number of people in Parkesburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.12% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Parkesburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.98 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Parkesburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.92% of adults in Parkesburg have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parkesburg in 2018 was $38,858, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,432 for a family of four. However, Parkesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Parkesburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Parkesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parkesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Parkesburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.38% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Parkesburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

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


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