Pine Grove is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,061 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pine Grove is the 636th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Pine Grove was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Also of interest is that Pine Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.34% 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.
The overall crime rate in Pine Grove 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.
As is often the case in a small borough, Pine Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Pine Grove with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pine Grove in 2022 was $37,736, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,944 for a family of four. However, Pine Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pine Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pine Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pine Grove include German, Irish, English, Czechoslovakian, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Pine Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.