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Conestoga, PA

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Overview


Conestoga is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,163 people and just one neighborhood, Conestoga is the 800th largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Conestoga is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.99% of the Conestoga workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Conestoga is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conestoga who work in healthcare (15.87%), office and administrative support (8.73%), and management occupations (5.82%).

Of important note, Conestoga is also a town of artists. Conestoga has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Conestoga’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Conestoga 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, Conestoga really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Conestoga 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Conestoga has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Conestoga a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Conestoga, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The education level of Conestoga citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.66% of adults in Conestoga have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Conestoga in 2018 was $37,356, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,424 for a family of four. However, Conestoga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Conestoga is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Conestoga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conestoga residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Conestoga include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 38.4% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 38.0% have German ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Conestoga are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 69.5% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.7%), and 11.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Conestoga, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report English roots (8.3%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (5.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (73.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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