Halifax is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 794 people and two associated neighborhoods, Halifax is the 889th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Halifax was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Halifax is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Halifax is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Halifax who work in food service (11.57%), office and administrative support (8.23%), and management occupations (8.23%). Of important note, Halifax is also a borough of artists. Halifax has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Halifax’s character. Also of interest is that Halifax 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: 13.54% 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. Halifax’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The percentage of adults in Halifax with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.99% of adults in Halifax have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Halifax in 2022 was $28,751, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,004 for a family of four. However, Halifax contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Halifax home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Halifax residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Halifax include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Halifax is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.
