Hughesville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,133 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hughesville is the 619th largest community in Pennsylvania. Hughesville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Hughesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hughesville is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hughesville who work in sales jobs (22.15%), office and administrative support (10.36%), and healthcare suport services (6.97%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.41% 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. Being a small borough, Hughesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Hughesville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.04% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hughesville in 2022 was $33,570, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,280 for a family of four. However, Hughesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hughesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hughesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hughesville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hughesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
