About Conestoga

Conestoga is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,583 people and just one neighborhood, Conestoga is the 393rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns , Conestoga isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Conestoga are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Conestoga is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conestoga who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.05%), management occupations (10.97%), and sales jobs (6.86%).

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

Conestoga is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Conestoga 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. 97.82% 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.

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

Conestoga Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Conestoga who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.24% of adults in Conestoga have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Conestoga in 2000 was $21,350, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,400 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Conestoga is English.