Another notable thing is that Albrightsville 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, Albrightsville’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
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, Albrightsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Albrightsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Albrightsville is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Albrightsville is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Albrightsville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Albrightsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Albrightsville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.23% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Albrightsville in 2022 was $25,789, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,156 for a family of four. However, Albrightsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Albrightsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.50% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Albrightsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albrightsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albrightsville include German, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Albrightsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
