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Swoyersville, PA

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Overview


Swoyersville is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,030 people and just one neighborhood, Swoyersville is the 302nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some boroughs, Swoyersville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Swoyersville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Swoyersville is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Swoyersville who work in office and administrative support (14.33%), healthcare (11.74%), and sales jobs (9.80%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small borough, Swoyersville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Swoyersville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.27% of adults in Swoyersville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Swoyersville in 2022 was $37,772, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,088 for a family of four. However, Swoyersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Swoyersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swoyersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Swoyersville include Irish, Polish, Italian, German, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Swoyersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 89.1% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Pennsylvania for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.8% of college-friendly places to live in PA.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 20.4% have Polish ancestry.

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 Swoyersville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.8% 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, 38.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 23.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.3%), and 16.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Swoyersville, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (22.4%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (20.4%), and residents who report Italian roots (16.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (13.8%), along with some Slovak ancestry residents (9.0%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (89.1%) 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 (5.2%) . 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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