Stroudsburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,819 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Stroudsburg is the 239th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Stroudsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Stroudsburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Stroudsburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Stroudsburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stroudsburg is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stroudsburg who work in office and administrative support (13.60%), healthcare suport services (8.88%), and teaching (8.41%). One downside of living in Stroudsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stroudsburg, the average commute to work is 37.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Despite being a small borough, Stroudsburg has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Stroudsburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.05% of adults in Stroudsburg have a college degree. The per capita income in Stroudsburg in 2022 was $34,924, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,696 for a family of four. However, Stroudsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stroudsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Stroudsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stroudsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stroudsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.09% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stroudsburg include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Stroudsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
