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McClure, PA
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Living in McClure



McClure is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 883 people and two associated neighborhoods, McClure is the 855th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in McClure was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

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

A relatively large number of people in McClure telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) McClure has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. McClure has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McClure than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McClure may be for you.

One downside of living in McClure is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In McClure, the average commute to work is 31.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of McClure have a very low rate of college education: just 8.76% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in McClure in 2018 was $24,810, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,240 for a family of four. However, McClure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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