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Abington, PA
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Abington profile


Living in Abington



Abington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 17,400 people and five associated neighborhoods, Abington is the 51st largest community in Pennsylvania.

Abington real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Abington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Abington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Abington is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Abington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Abington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Abington is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Abington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.66% of adults in Abington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Abington in 2018 was $48,546, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,184 for a family of four. However, Abington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Abington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Abington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abington include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Abington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.