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. Much of the housing stock in Stroudsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country. Stroudsburg home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Stroudsburg real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Stroudsburg is a blue-collar town, with 37.02% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.99% 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. One downside of living in Stroudsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stroudsburg, the average commute to work is 36.59 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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.The education level of Stroudsburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.05% of adults in Stroudsburg have at least a bachelor's 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.
