About Fountain Hill

Fountain Hill is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,614 people and just one neighborhood, Fountain Hill is the 388th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Fountain Hill 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, Fountain Hill is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fountain Hill is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fountain Hill who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.37%), healthcare (9.30%), and management occupations (6.95%).

In addition, Fountain Hill 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.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Fountain Hill are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

Fountain Hill Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Fountain Hill is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.51% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fountain Hill in 2000 was $18,508, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,032 for a family of four.

Fountain Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fountain Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fountain Hill is White, followed by African-American. Fountain Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.40% of the borough's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fountain Hill include German, Irish, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Pennsylvania German, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Fountain Hill is English. Some people also speak Spanish.