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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

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Muncy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Muncy is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Muncy who work in sales jobs (12.62%), office and administrative support (12.36%), and healthcare (8.47%).

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.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Muncy is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.00% of adults in Muncy have a college degree.

The per capita income in Muncy in 2018 was $32,408, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,632 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

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

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 59.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.1% 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 55.6% 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, 32.1% 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 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.5%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Muncy, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.7%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (80.8%) 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 (13.2%) . 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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