It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Essington has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Essington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Essington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Essington may be for you.
For a small town, Essington has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Essington exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In terms of college education, Essington is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.71% of adults 25 and older in Essington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Essington in 2022 was $33,897, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,588 for a family of four. However, Essington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Essington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Essington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Essington include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Essington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
