Valencia is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 690 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valencia is the 968th largest community in Pennsylvania. Valencia has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Valencia, where the median household income is $63,839.00. Valencia real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Valencia house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Valencia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valencia is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valencia who work in sales jobs (19.31%), office and administrative support (12.41%), and management occupations (12.41%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.97% 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. The overall crime rate in Valencia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Valencia is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Valencia, the average commute to work is 31.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Valencia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Valencia ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Valencia, 43.26% 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 Valencia in 2022 was $39,926, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,704 for a family of four. However, Valencia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Valencia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valencia residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Valencia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Valencia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
