About Calumet-Norvelt

Calumet-Norvelt is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,670 people and just one neighborhood, Calumet-Norvelt is the 744th largest community in Pennsylvania. Calumet-Norvelt has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Calumet-Norvelt is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Calumet-Norvelt is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Calumet-Norvelt who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.39%), food service (7.89%), and sales jobs (7.40%).

Calumet-Norvelt is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Calumet-Norvelt, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Calumet-Norvelt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Calumet-Norvelt Information and Demographics

The citizens of Calumet-Norvelt are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.90% of adults in Calumet-Norvelt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Calumet-Norvelt in 2000 was $17,043, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,172 for a family of four.

The people who call Calumet-Norvelt home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Calumet-Norvelt is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calumet-Norvelt include Polish, German, Slovak, Italian, Hungarian, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Calumet-Norvelt is English.