Douglassville is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 518 people and four associated neighborhoods, Douglassville is the 975th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Douglassville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Douglassville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Douglassville, where the median household income is $42,083.00.
Douglassville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Douglassville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Douglassville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 58.44% 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.
The overall crime rate in Douglassville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Douglassville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Douglassville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.12% of adults in Douglassville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Douglassville in 2022 was $52,873, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,492 for a family of four. However, Douglassville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Douglassville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Douglassville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Douglassville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Douglassville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Douglassville include German, English, Polish, Irish, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Douglassville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.