Saltsburg is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 768 people and three associated neighborhoods, Saltsburg is the 892nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Saltsburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Saltsburg is a blue-collar town, with 41.41% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Saltsburg is a borough of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Saltsburg who work in office and administrative support (16.06%), sales jobs (6.48%), and healthcare (5.92%). A relatively large number of people in Saltsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% 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. Because of many things, Saltsburg is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Saltsburg really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Saltsburg perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Saltsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Saltsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Saltsburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.89% of adults in Saltsburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Saltsburg in 2022 was $35,795, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,180 for a family of four. However, Saltsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saltsburg is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Saltsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saltsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saltsburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Saltsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.
