Pocono Pines is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,007 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pocono Pines is the 645th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Also of interest is that Pocono Pines 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 Pocono Pines telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 37.07% 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.
Another notable thing is that Pocono Pines is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Pocono Pines’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Pocono Pines 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. Pocono Pines has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pocono Pines than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pocono Pines may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pocono Pines spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Pocono Pines doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Pocono Pines citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.33% of adults in Pocono Pines have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pocono Pines in 2018 was $53,307, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,228 for a family of four. However, Pocono Pines contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pocono Pines is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pocono Pines home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pocono Pines residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pocono Pines include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and Pennsylvania German.
The most common language spoken in Pocono Pines is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.