Edinboro is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,735 people and two associated neighborhoods, Edinboro is the 307th largest community in Pennsylvania.Edinboro is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 91.91% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edinboro is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edinboro who work in teaching (17.51%), food service (11.26%), and sales jobs (11.08%). Of important note, Edinboro is also a borough of artists. Edinboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Edinboro’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.80% 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. Edinboro is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Edinboro area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Edinboro maintain a good economy. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Edinboro spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.90 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small borough, Edinboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Edinboro is a pretty powerful place. 59.50% of the adults in Edinboro have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Edinboro in 2022 was $25,252, 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 $101,008 for a family of four. However, Edinboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Edinboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edinboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edinboro include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Edinboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
