Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bushkill is worth considering.
One downside of living in Bushkill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.52 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Despite being a small town, Bushkill has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of people in Bushkill who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.53% of adults in Bushkill have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bushkill in 2022 was $33,714, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,856 for a family of four. However, Bushkill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bushkill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bushkill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bushkill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bushkill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bushkill include Irish, German, Italian, African, and English.
Bushkill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.00%.
The most common language spoken in Bushkill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
