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Millheim - Aaronsburg, PA

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Overview


Millheim - Aaronsburg is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,635 people and just one neighborhood, Millheim - Aaronsburg is the 419th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Millheim - Aaronsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Millheim - Aaronsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.08% of the Millheim - Aaronsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Millheim - Aaronsburg is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millheim - Aaronsburg who work in management occupations (13.84%), office and administrative support (7.95%), and teaching (6.62%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.80% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

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

One downside of living in Millheim - Aaronsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.71 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Millheim - Aaronsburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.34% of the adults in Millheim - Aaronsburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Millheim - Aaronsburg in 2018 was $28,564, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,256 for a family of four. However, Millheim - Aaronsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Millheim - Aaronsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millheim - Aaronsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Millheim - Aaronsburg include German, Pennsylvania German, Swiss, English, and Irish.

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

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. 23.7% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Pennsylvania. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.1% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Pennsylvania. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 22.3% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 95.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 28.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Millheim - Aaronsburg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.9% of U.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, 40.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.4%), and 10.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 70.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.

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 Millheim - Aaronsburg, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (26.1%). There are also a number of people of Swiss ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report English roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (58.0%) 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 (22.3%) and 6.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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