New Stanton is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,285 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Stanton is the 595th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Stanton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Stanton is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Stanton who work in sales jobs (12.61%), office and administrative support (8.88%), and management occupations (7.14%). Also of interest is that New Stanton 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: 9.96% 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. The education level of New Stanton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in New Stanton, 40.66% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in New Stanton in 2022 was $36,874, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,496 for a family of four. However, New Stanton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call New Stanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Stanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Stanton include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in New Stanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
