Gouldsboro is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 750 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gouldsboro is the 897th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Gouldsboro was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Gouldsboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gouldsboro is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gouldsboro who work in management occupations (10.93%), sales jobs (9.87%), and food service (9.33%). A relatively large number of people in Gouldsboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.00% 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. Another notable thing is that Gouldsboro is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Gouldsboro’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gouldsboro has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gouldsboro has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gouldsboro than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gouldsboro may be for you.In terms of college education, Gouldsboro is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.64% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gouldsboro in 2022 was $46,816, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,264 for a family of four. However, Gouldsboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gouldsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gouldsboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gouldsboro include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Gouldsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
