Crafton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,937 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crafton is the 224th largest community in Pennsylvania. Crafton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that Crafton 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: 13.80% 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.

Even though Crafton is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Crafton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.24% of adults in Crafton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Crafton in 2022 was $48,606, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,424 for a family of four. However, Crafton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Crafton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crafton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crafton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Crafton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.