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Timblin, PA

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Overview


Timblin is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 142 people and just one neighborhood, Timblin is the 1109th largest community in Pennsylvania. Timblin has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Occupations and Workforce

Timblin is a blue-collar town, with 61.90% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Timblin is a borough of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Timblin who work in office and administrative support (7.94%), food service (7.94%), and sales jobs (6.35%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Timblin is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Timblin 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 borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Timblin has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Timblin’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet borough 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!) Timblin 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. Timblin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Timblin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Timblin may be for you.

In Timblin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Timblin is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Timblin ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.94% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Timblin in 2022 was $20,083, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,332 for a family of four. However, Timblin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Timblin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 34 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.4% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Pennsylvania. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Significantly, 5.4% 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 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Timblin are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 42.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 22.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.8%), and 16.7% 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 93.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Timblin, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report English roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.2%) 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 (10.1%) . 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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