Monaca is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,487 people and three associated neighborhoods, Monaca is the 262nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Monaca is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monaca is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Monaca who work in office and administrative support (14.30%), management occupations (9.43%), and sales jobs (9.36%). Also of interest is that Monaca 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: 13.50% 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. The education level of Monaca citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.77% of adults in Monaca have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monaca in 2022 was $34,944, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,776 for a family of four. However, Monaca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monaca is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Monaca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monaca residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monaca include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Monaca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
