Aliquippa is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,022 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Aliquippa is the 130th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Aliquippa is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Aliquippa is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Aliquippa who work in office and administrative support (11.72%), maintenance occupations (8.03%), and healthcare suport services (7.77%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.11% 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. For a small city, Aliquippa has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Aliquippa exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Aliquippa citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.68% of adults in Aliquippa have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Aliquippa in 2022 was $30,119, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,476 for a family of four. However, Aliquippa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Aliquippa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aliquippa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aliquippa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aliquippa include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Serbian. The most common language spoken in Aliquippa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and West Germanic languages.
