Williamsport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 27,403 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Williamsport is the 28th largest community in Pennsylvania. Williamsport has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Williamsport is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Williamsport is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williamsport who work in office and administrative support (14.25%), food service (9.06%), and management occupations (8.80%). Also of interest is that Williamsport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Williamsport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.97% 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.In addition, Williamsport is a college town. There are a lot of students in Williamsport attending college, and as a result Williamsport provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Williamsport spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Williamsport who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.94% of adults in Williamsport have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Williamsport in 2022 was $25,962, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,848 for a family of four. However, Williamsport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williamsport is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Williamsport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamsport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamsport include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Williamsport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
