Halifax is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 805 people and two associated neighborhoods, Halifax is the 889th largest community in Pennsylvania. Halifax has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Halifax is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Halifax is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Halifax who work in office and administrative support (14.68%), management occupations (11.95%), and food service (11.26%). Also of interest is that Halifax 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 Halifax telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.93% 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. The overall crime rate in Halifax is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.The citizens of Halifax are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.53% of adults in Halifax have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Halifax in 2022 was $27,075, 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 $108,300 for a family of four. However, Halifax contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Halifax home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Halifax residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Halifax include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Halifax is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.