Apollo is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,551 people and four associated neighborhoods, Apollo is the 702nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Apollo was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.When you are in Apollo, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.65% of Apollo’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Apollo is a borough of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Apollo who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), food service (7.89%), and teaching (5.99%). Also of interest is that Apollo 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: 10.96% 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. Being a small borough, Apollo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Apollo rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.13% of adults 25 and older in Apollo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Apollo in 2022 was $25,887, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,548 for a family of four. However, Apollo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Apollo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apollo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Apollo include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Apollo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
