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. Pine Grove has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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.
A relatively large number of people in Pine Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.34% 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.
Pine Grove’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Pine Grove 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 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.