East Stroudsburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,946 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, East Stroudsburg is the 118th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in East Stroudsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East Stroudsburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East Stroudsburg is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Stroudsburg who work in sales jobs (12.58%), healthcare (8.97%), and office and administrative support (7.99%). Also of interest is that East Stroudsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in East Stroudsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.01% 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.East Stroudsburg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in East Stroudsburg enrolled in college, East Stroudsburg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. In terms of college education, East Stroudsburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.10% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in East Stroudsburg in 2022 was $38,747, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,988 for a family of four. However, East Stroudsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. East Stroudsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call East Stroudsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Stroudsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. East Stroudsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.61% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Stroudsburg include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in East Stroudsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
