About Douglassville

Douglassville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,944 people and just one neighborhood, Douglassville is the 122nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Douglassville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Douglassville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Douglassville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.07%), sales jobs (9.72%), and management occupations (9.12%).

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

Douglassville is a very car-oriented town. 97.6% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Douglassville 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. Douglassville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Douglassville Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Douglassville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 22.53% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Douglassville in 2000 was $25,763, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,052 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Douglassville is English.