Slippery Rock is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Slippery Rock to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Being a small borough, Slippery Rock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Slippery Rock is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.14% of adults in Slippery Rock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Slippery Rock in 2022 was $24,967, 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 $99,868 for a family of four. However, Slippery Rock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Slippery Rock also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Slippery Rock is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Slippery Rock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Slippery Rock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Slippery Rock include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Slippery Rock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
