Belle Vernon is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,003 people and four associated neighborhoods, Belle Vernon is the 825th largest community in Pennsylvania. Belle Vernon has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.When you are in Belle Vernon, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.79% of Belle Vernon’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Belle Vernon is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Belle Vernon who work in sales jobs (11.40%), healthcare suport services (10.10%), and office and administrative support (8.55%). Also of interest is that Belle Vernon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In terms of college education, Belle Vernon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.29% of adults 25 and older in Belle Vernon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Belle Vernon in 2022 was $44,974, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,896 for a family of four. However, Belle Vernon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belle Vernon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Belle Vernon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belle Vernon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belle Vernon include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Belle Vernon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
