Flourtown is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,638 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Flourtown is the 384th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Flourtown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Flourtown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flourtown who work in management occupations (13.82%), sales jobs (11.82%), and healthcare (11.03%).

Of important note, Flourtown is also a town of artists. Flourtown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Flourtown's character.

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

In addition, Flourtown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Flourtown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Flourtown 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, Flourtown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Flourtown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Flourtown Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Flourtown is a pretty powerful place. 52.99% of the adults in Flourtown 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 Flourtown in 2000 was $32,848, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,392 for a family of four. However, Flourtown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Flourtown is English.