Newell - Grindstone is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,463 people and just one neighborhood, Newell - Grindstone is the 570th largest community in Pennsylvania. Newell - Grindstone has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Newell - Grindstone is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Newell - Grindstone is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Newell - Grindstone who work in healthcare (11.44%), sales jobs (9.78%), and management occupations (8.90%).
A relatively large number of people in Newell - Grindstone telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.29% 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.
One downside of living in Newell - Grindstone, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.62 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Newell - Grindstone doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Newell - Grindstone citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.11% of adults in Newell - Grindstone have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Newell - Grindstone in 2022 was $34,668, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,672 for a family of four. However, Newell - Grindstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Newell - Grindstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newell - Grindstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newell - Grindstone include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Newell - Grindstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Newell - Grindstone, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 2.3% have Slovak ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% 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 Newell - Grindstone are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 34.5% 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 33.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.0%), and 15.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (12.9%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Newell - Grindstone, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (19.2%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report German roots (14.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (14.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (12.7%), among others.
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 (40.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.