Claysville is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 718 people and two associated neighborhoods, Claysville is the 901st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Claysville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Also of interest is that Claysville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Claysville 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.
Because of many things, Claysville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Claysville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Claysville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Claysville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.20 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small borough, Claysville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Claysville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.05% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Claysville in 2022 was $28,925, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,700 for a family of four. However, Claysville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Claysville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Claysville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claysville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Claysville include German, Irish, Scots-Irish, Dutch, and Austrian.
The most common language spoken in Claysville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.