Campbelltown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,922 people and just one neighborhood, Campbelltown is the 240th largest community in Pennsylvania. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Campbelltown, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Campbelltown, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Campbelltown’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Campbelltown does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,450.00.
Campbelltown real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Campbelltown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Campbelltown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Campbelltown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Campbelltown is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Campbelltown who work in management occupations (14.31%), healthcare (10.69%), and office and administrative support (10.65%).
Also of interest is that Campbelltown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Campbelltown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Because of many things, Campbelltown is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Campbelltown really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Campbelltown perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
As is often the case in a small town, Campbelltown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Campbelltown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.43% of adults in Campbelltown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Campbelltown in 2022 was $37,520, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,080 for a family of four. However, Campbelltown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Campbelltown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Campbelltown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Campbelltown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Campbelltown include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Pennsylvania German.
The most common language spoken in Campbelltown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 36.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Campbelltown are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 54.1% of America'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, 51.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.0%), and 12.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 95.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Campbelltown, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (36.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report Italian roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.9%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (4.0%), among others.
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 (35.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.7%) 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 (5.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.