Effort is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Effort’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Effort, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Effort is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.61% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Effort in 2022 was $41,939, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,756 for a family of four. However, Effort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Effort is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Effort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Effort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Effort also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Effort include German, English, Italian, Pennsylvania German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Effort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
