Dallas is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,691 people and six associated neighborhoods, Dallas is the 545th largest community in Pennsylvania.Dallas is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dallas is a borough of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dallas who work in healthcare (13.38%), management occupations (11.19%), and office and administrative support (10.13%). Also of interest is that Dallas 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: 13.53% 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. If knowledge is power, Dallas is a pretty powerful place. 50.37% of the adults in Dallas have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Dallas in 2022 was $43,046, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $172,184 for a family of four. However, Dallas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dallas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dallas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dallas include Irish, Italian, Polish, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Dallas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and German/Yiddish.
