Easton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 30,432 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Easton is the 27th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Easton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Easton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Easton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Easton enrolled in college, Easton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

The overall education level of Easton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.21% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Easton in 2022 was $29,811, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,244 for a family of four. However, Easton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Easton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Easton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Easton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Easton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Easton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Easton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.