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Columbus - Sugar Grove, PA

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Overview


Columbus - Sugar Grove is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,037 people and just one neighborhood, Columbus - Sugar Grove is the 290th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Columbus - Sugar Grove, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.95% of Columbus - Sugar Grove’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Columbus - Sugar Grove is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus - Sugar Grove who work in office and administrative support (8.47%), sales jobs (6.90%), and healthcare (6.31%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The percentage of people in Columbus - Sugar Grove with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbus - Sugar Grove in 2018 was $29,741, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,964 for a family of four. However, Columbus - Sugar Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Columbus - Sugar Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Columbus - Sugar Grove, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 45 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swedish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 4.7% have Dutch ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.9% 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 97.9% 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 Columbus - Sugar Grove are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.6% 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, 36.8% 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 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 13.5% 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 93.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, German/Yiddish and Spanish.

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 Columbus - Sugar Grove, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.4%), and some of the residents are also of Swedish ancestry (7.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.0%) 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 (12.3%) . 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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