Saltsburg is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 768 people and three associated neighborhoods, Saltsburg is the 892nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Saltsburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Saltsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.41% of the Saltsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Saltsburg is a borough of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Saltsburg who work in office and administrative support (16.06%), sales jobs (6.48%), and healthcare (5.92%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.19% 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. Because of many things, Saltsburg is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Saltsburg really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Saltsburg perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Saltsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Saltsburg, the average commute to work is 34.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Saltsburg is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Saltsburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.89% of adults in Saltsburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Saltsburg in 2022 was $35,795, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,180 for a family of four. However, Saltsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saltsburg is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Saltsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saltsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saltsburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Saltsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and West Germanic languages.
