Chambersburg is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 23,041 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Chambersburg is the 38th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs, Chambersburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chambersburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chambersburg is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chambersburg who work in office and administrative support (9.61%), teaching (9.57%), and healthcare (8.75%). Also of interest is that Chambersburg 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: 9.76% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Chambersburg spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.80 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Chambersburg who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.32% of adults in Chambersburg have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Chambersburg in 2022 was $33,172, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,688 for a family of four. However, Chambersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chambersburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Chambersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chambersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chambersburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.60% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chambersburg include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Chambersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
