Fleetwood is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,046 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fleetwood is the 384th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fleetwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fleetwood is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fleetwood who work in office and administrative support (15.47%), sales jobs (9.15%), and food service (7.10%). Also of interest is that Fleetwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Fleetwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Fleetwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Fleetwood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.69% of adults in Fleetwood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fleetwood in 2022 was $43,275, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,100 for a family of four. Fleetwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fleetwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fleetwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fleetwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.10% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fleetwood include German, Pennsylvania German, Italian, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Fleetwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
