Shavertown is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,968 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shavertown is the 653rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shavertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shavertown is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shavertown who work in business and financial occupations (15.60%), sales jobs (13.73%), and management occupations (11.27%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.67% 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. In addition, Shavertown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Being a small town, Shavertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Shavertown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Shavertown, 48.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Shavertown in 2022 was $42,484, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,936 for a family of four. However, Shavertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Shavertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shavertown residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Shavertown include Irish, German, Welsh, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Shavertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
