Grove City is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,856 people and five associated neighborhoods, Grove City is the 163rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs, Grove City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Grove City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grove City is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grove City who work in office and administrative support (15.32%), teaching (12.18%), and management occupations (9.36%). Also of interest is that Grove City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.75% 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. Grove City 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 Grove City 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grove City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Grove City are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.79% of adults in Grove City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Grove City in 2022 was $25,447, 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 $101,788 for a family of four. However, Grove City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Grove City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grove City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grove City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Grove City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
