Barto is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,555 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Barto is the 310th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns, Barto isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Barto are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Barto is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barto who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.80%), sales jobs (7.38%), and management occupations (7.17%).

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

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

Barto is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Barto isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.78% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Barto Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Barto who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.68% of adults in Barto have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Barto in 2000 was $20,704, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,816 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Barto is English.