About Waterford

Waterford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,913 people and just one neighborhood, Waterford is the 166th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Waterford is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.4% of the Waterford workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Waterford is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterford who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.99%), sales jobs (10.01%), and food service (5.99%).

Waterford is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Waterford, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.92% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Waterford Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Waterford rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.52% of adults 25 and older in Waterford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Waterford in 2000 was $17,514, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,056 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Waterford is English.