Cheswick is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,611 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cheswick is the 694th largest community in Pennsylvania.Cheswick is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 87.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cheswick is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheswick who work in office and administrative support (14.44%), personal care services (10.98%), and management occupations (9.90%). Also of interest is that Cheswick 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: 18.29% 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. Because of many things, Cheswick is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cheswick really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cheswick perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of Cheswick ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cheswick, 42.27% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Cheswick in 2022 was $40,721, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,884 for a family of four. However, Cheswick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cheswick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cheswick include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Cheswick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
