Jonestown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,641 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jonestown is the 699th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Jonestown was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Jonestown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Jonestown, where the median household income is $95,792.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.95% 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.
Being a small borough, Jonestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Jonestown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jonestown, 21.18% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jonestown in 2022 was $34,872, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,488 for a family of four. However, Jonestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jonestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Jonestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jonestown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.87% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jonestown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jonestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.