Uniontown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,554 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Uniontown is the 111th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Uniontown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Uniontown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Uniontown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Uniontown who work in sales jobs (12.12%), healthcare suport services (9.72%), and management occupations (8.06%). A relatively large number of people in Uniontown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.11% 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. Being a small city, Uniontown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Uniontown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.68% of the adults in Uniontown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Uniontown in 2022 was $27,656, 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 $110,624 for a family of four. However, Uniontown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Uniontown is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Uniontown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Uniontown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Uniontown include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Uniontown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.
