Seneca is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,011 people and two associated neighborhoods, Seneca is the 829th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Seneca is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Seneca is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seneca who work in office and administrative support (14.53%), teaching (13.41%), and management occupations (10.06%). A relatively large number of people in Seneca telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.92% 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. 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!) Seneca 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. Seneca has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Seneca than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Seneca may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Seneca doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Seneca overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Seneca, 22.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Seneca in 2022 was $32,226, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,904 for a family of four. However, Seneca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Seneca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seneca residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Seneca include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Seneca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
