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Drums, PA
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Drums profile


Living in Drums



Drums is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,848 people and two associated neighborhoods, Drums is the 122nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.68% 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.

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, Drums has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Drums a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The education level of Drums citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.42% of adults in Drums have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Drums in 2018 was $42,818, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,272 for a family of four. However, Drums contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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