Dormont is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,025 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dormont is the 151st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Dormont was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Also of interest is that Dormont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Despite being a small borough, Dormont has a lot of people using a streetcar to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on a streetcar are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Dormont ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Dormont, 48.57% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Dormont in 2022 was $45,008, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,032 for a family of four. However, Dormont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Dormont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dormont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dormont include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Dormont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.