Clifton Heights is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,880 people and five associated neighborhoods, Clifton Heights is the 192nd largest community in Pennsylvania.
Also of interest is that Clifton Heights 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 Clifton Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.34% 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.
One downside of living in Clifton Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.88 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Despite being a small borough, Clifton Heights has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Clifton Heights is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Clifton Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clifton Heights in 2022 was $28,568, 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 $114,272 for a family of four. However, Clifton Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clifton Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Clifton Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clifton Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clifton Heights include Irish, English, Italian, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Clifton Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.