Olyphant is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,377 people and two associated neighborhoods, Olyphant is the 275th largest community in Pennsylvania. Olyphant has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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, Olyphant is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Olyphant is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olyphant who work in healthcare suport services (11.75%), office and administrative support (8.83%), and teaching (8.76%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.56% 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. Being a small borough, Olyphant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Olyphant citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.24% of adults in Olyphant have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Olyphant in 2022 was $30,528, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,112 for a family of four. However, Olyphant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Olyphant is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Olyphant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olyphant residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Olyphant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.53% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Olyphant include Irish, Polish, Italian, Russian, and German. The most common language spoken in Olyphant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
