Greencastle is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,224 people and three associated neighborhoods, Greencastle is the 360th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greencastle is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greencastle is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greencastle who work in office and administrative support (13.42%), sales jobs (12.10%), and teaching (10.19%). Also of interest is that Greencastle 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 Greencastle telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.63% 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. Being a small borough, Greencastle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Greencastle citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.46% of adults in Greencastle have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Greencastle in 2022 was $44,613, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,452 for a family of four. However, Greencastle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Greencastle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greencastle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Greencastle include German, Irish, English, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Greencastle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
