Masontown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,159 people and just one neighborhood, Masontown is the 462nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Masontown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Masontown is a blue-collar town, with 42.77% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Masontown is a borough of construction workers and builders, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Masontown who work in office and administrative support (9.92%), healthcare (8.57%), and management occupations (8.47%).
As is often the case in a small borough, Masontown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Masontown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.18% of adults in Masontown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Masontown in 2022 was $24,283, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,132 for a family of four. However, Masontown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Masontown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.01% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Masontown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Masontown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Masontown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Masontown include German, Italian, European, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Masontown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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 Masontown, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 1.0% have Czechoslovakian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Masontown are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 51.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.6% of U.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, 42.8% 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 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 16.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.3% of households. Some people also speak Polish (7.8%).
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 Masontown, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.3%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.7%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.6%), among others.
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 (31.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.6%) 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 (13.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.