Spring City is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,495 people and two associated neighborhoods, Spring City is the 433rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Spring City was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Spring City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Spring City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spring City is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring City who work in office and administrative support (20.82%), business and financial occupations (12.16%), and teaching (6.65%). Also of interest is that Spring City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Spring City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Spring City, the average commute to work is 31.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. However, it is a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Spring City’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.The citizens of Spring City are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.28% of adults in Spring City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Spring City in 2022 was $42,688, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,752 for a family of four. However, Spring City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Spring City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Spring City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spring City include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Spring City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
