Monaca is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,504 people and three associated neighborhoods, Monaca is the 262nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs, Monaca isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Monaca are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Monaca is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Monaca who work in office and administrative support (12.46%), management occupations (10.26%), and food service (9.13%). Also of interest is that Monaca 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: 10.47% 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. The population of Monaca overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Monaca, 23.96% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monaca in 2022 was $30,587, 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 $122,348 for a family of four. However, Monaca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Monaca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monaca residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monaca include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Monaca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
