Dunmore is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 14,118 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dunmore is the 64th largest community in Pennsylvania. Dunmore has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Dunmore is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dunmore is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dunmore who work in office and administrative support (12.46%), healthcare (11.28%), and sales jobs (11.18%). Also of interest is that Dunmore 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: 8.74% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dunmore spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Dunmore is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.13% of adults in Dunmore have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Dunmore in 2022 was $36,107, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,428 for a family of four. However, Dunmore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dunmore is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Dunmore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunmore residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dunmore include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Dunmore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
