Fredonia is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 421 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fredonia is the 1008th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Fredonia was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Fredonia is a blue-collar town, with 37.50% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Fredonia is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fredonia who work in office and administrative support (21.09%), law enforcement and fire fighting (10.94%), and healthcare suport services (10.16%). A relatively large number of people in Fredonia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.20% 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. Overall, Fredonia’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Fredonia, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.93 minutes every day commuting to work. Fredonia 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.In terms of college education, Fredonia is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.75% of adults 25 and older in Fredonia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fredonia in 2022 was $28,053, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,212 for a family of four. However, Fredonia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Fredonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fredonia residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Fredonia include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Fredonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
