Fernway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 12,182 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Fernway is the 104th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Fernway is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fernway is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fernway who work in sales jobs (16.85%), office and administrative support jobs (15.26%), and management occupations (13.18%).

Also of interest is that Fernway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Fernway is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fernway a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fernway has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fernway's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Fernway, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.2% of people in Fernway drive alone to work on most days, making Fernway a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Fernway's landscape.

Being a small town, Fernway does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Fernway Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Fernway is a pretty powerful place. 45.80% of the adults in Fernway have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Fernway in 2000 was $25,759, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,036 for a family of four. However, Fernway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fernway home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fernway is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fernway include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Fernway is English.