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Holtwood, PA

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Overview


Holtwood is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,236 people and just one neighborhood, Holtwood is the 286th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Holtwood real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Holtwood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Holtwood, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.19% of Holtwood’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Holtwood is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holtwood who work in healthcare (10.48%), management occupations (9.42%), and office and administrative support (9.01%).

A relatively large number of people in Holtwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Holtwood is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Holtwood a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Holtwood has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Holtwood’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Holtwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Holtwood, the average commute to work is 33.16 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Holtwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Holtwood citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.60% of adults 25 and older in Holtwood have a college degree.

The per capita income in Holtwood in 2022 was $37,693, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,772 for a family of four. However, Holtwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Holtwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holtwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Holtwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Pennsylvania German.

The most common language spoken in Holtwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Holtwood, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.

In addition, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Pennsylvania. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 95.1% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Pennsylvania. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 1.3% have Swiss ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Holtwood are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 66.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.5% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.0% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 36.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 36.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.4%), and 11.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 85.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Holtwood, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report English roots (8.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.2% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (73.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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