Zelienople is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,817 people and two associated neighborhoods, Zelienople is the 400th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Zelienople is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zelienople is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zelienople who work in business and financial occupations (12.06%), sales jobs (10.77%), and healthcare (10.06%). Also of interest is that Zelienople has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.12% 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. The citizens of Zelienople are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.28% of adults in Zelienople have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Zelienople in 2022 was $45,466, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,864 for a family of four. However, Zelienople contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Zelienople home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zelienople residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Zelienople include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Zelienople is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
