Meadville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 12,361 people and five associated neighborhoods, Meadville is the 76th largest community in Pennsylvania.Meadville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Meadville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Meadville who work in management occupations (9.79%), food service (9.24%), and healthcare suport services (9.19%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.94% 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.In addition, Meadville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Meadville attending college, and as a result Meadville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.05 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Meadville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.58% of adults in Meadville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Meadville in 2022 was $26,630, 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 $106,520 for a family of four. However, Meadville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Meadville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Meadville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Meadville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Meadville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Meadville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
