Northwest Harborcreek is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,650 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Northwest Harborcreek is the 177th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns, Northwest Harborcreek isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Northwest Harborcreek are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northwest Harborcreek is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northwest Harborcreek who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.16%), sales jobs (11.68%), and management occupations (8.68%).

One of the benefits of Northwest Harborcreek is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Northwest Harborcreek is a very car-oriented town. 98.68% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Northwest Harborcreek is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Northwest Harborcreek has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Northwest Harborcreek is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Northwest Harborcreek Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Northwest Harborcreek is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.31% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Northwest Harborcreek in 2000 was $21,135, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,540 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Northwest Harborcreek is English.