Because of many things, Nottingham is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Nottingham a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Nottingham has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Nottingham’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Nottingham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Nottingham, the average commute to work is 31.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Nottingham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Nottingham citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.85% of adults in Nottingham have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Nottingham in 2018 was $46,799, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,196 for a family of four. However, Nottingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nottingham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nottingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nottingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nottingham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nottingham include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Nottingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and Spanish.
