Selinsgrove is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,562 people and three associated neighborhoods, Selinsgrove is the 259th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Selinsgrove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Selinsgrove is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Selinsgrove who work in teaching (13.21%), office and administrative support (11.41%), and sales jobs (11.07%). Of important note, Selinsgrove is also a borough of artists. Selinsgrove has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Selinsgrove’s character. Also of interest is that Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.38% 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. Selinsgrove is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Selinsgrove to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. One of the benefits of Selinsgrove is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.48 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The education level of Selinsgrove citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.07% of adults in Selinsgrove have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Selinsgrove in 2022 was $24,493, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,972 for a family of four. However, Selinsgrove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Selinsgrove is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Selinsgrove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Selinsgrove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Selinsgrove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Selinsgrove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
