Drums is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,141 people and two associated neighborhoods, Drums is the 122nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns, Drums isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Drums are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Drums is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Drums who work in management occupations (16.30%), office and administrative support (14.90%), and healthcare (9.47%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Drums has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Drums a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.In terms of college education, Drums is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.29% of adults in Drums have a college degree. The per capita income in Drums in 2022 was $43,646, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,584 for a family of four. However, Drums contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Drums is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Drums home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Drums residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Drums include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Drums is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
