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Muncy, PA

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Overview


Muncy is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,417 people and just one neighborhood, Muncy is the 584th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Muncy was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Muncy is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Muncy is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Muncy who work in sales jobs (14.04%), office and administrative support (13.32%), and healthcare (7.97%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Muncy is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Muncy’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Muncy is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.62% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Muncy in 2018 was $29,128, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,512 for a family of four. However, Muncy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Muncy is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in PA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.8% of the neighborhoods in Pennsylvania. If you are considering retiring to Pennsylvania, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 35.5% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.

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The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Muncy are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.6% 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 52.6% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 37.5% 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 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

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 Muncy, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.2%) 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 (9.1%) . 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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