Sewickley is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,814 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sewickley is the 403rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Sewickley has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Sewickley home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Sewickley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Sewickley is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sewickley is a borough of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sewickley who work in management occupations (21.24%), sales jobs (12.62%), and food service (10.67%). Also of interest is that Sewickley 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: 24.51% 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. Despite being a small borough, Sewickley has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Sewickley is a pretty powerful place. 58.28% of the adults in Sewickley have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Sewickley in 2022 was $65,609, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $262,436 for a family of four. However, Sewickley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sewickley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Sewickley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sewickley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sewickley include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Sewickley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
