Dallastown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,174 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dallastown is the 371st largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs, Dallastown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dallastown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dallastown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallastown who work in office and administrative support (16.94%), management occupations (8.71%), and sales jobs (7.48%). Also of interest is that Dallastown 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 Dallastown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.53% 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. Dallastown is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Dallastown is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.48% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dallastown in 2022 was $28,320, 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 $113,280 for a family of four. However, Dallastown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dallastown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dallastown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dallastown include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Dallastown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
