Stroudsburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,963 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Stroudsburg is the 239th largest community in Pennsylvania. Stroudsburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Stroudsburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Stroudsburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Stroudsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.02% of the Stroudsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Stroudsburg is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stroudsburg who work in office and administrative support (15.21%), healthcare suport services (10.89%), and teaching (9.90%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.99% 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. In Stroudsburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small borough, Stroudsburg 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.In terms of college education, Stroudsburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.05% of adults in Stroudsburg have a college degree. The per capita income in Stroudsburg in 2022 was $36,498, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,992 for a family of four. However, Stroudsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stroudsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Stroudsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stroudsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stroudsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.40% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stroudsburg include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Stroudsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
