Toughkenamon is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,297 people and just one neighborhood, Toughkenamon is the 767th largest community in Pennsylvania. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Toughkenamon, 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 Toughkenamon, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Toughkenamon’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Toughkenamon does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $113,393.00.
Toughkenamon home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Toughkenamon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Toughkenamon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Toughkenamon is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Toughkenamon who work in management occupations (23.91%), office and administrative support (19.84%), and farm management occupations (10.05%).
Toughkenamon is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Toughkenamon, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Toughkenamon 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, Toughkenamon’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
As is often the case in a small town, Toughkenamon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Toughkenamon is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.83% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Toughkenamon in 2022 was $40,933, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,732 for a family of four. However, Toughkenamon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Toughkenamon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Toughkenamon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Toughkenamon, accounting for 50.14% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Toughkenamon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Toughkenamon include Italian, German, English, Polish, and Irish.
In addition, Toughkenamon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.41%).
The most common language spoken in Toughkenamon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 13.7% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dominican and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Dominican ancestry and 2.1% have Ukrainian ancestry.
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 Toughkenamon are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 93.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 49.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 13.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.1%), and 12.5% 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 63.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (31.2%).
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 Toughkenamon, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (20.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (17.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (16.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (10.8%), among others. In addition, 20.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (65.3%) 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 (15.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.