Trout Run is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,956 people and two associated neighborhoods, Trout Run is the 391st largest community in Pennsylvania.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.11% 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.
Because of many things, Trout Run 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, Trout Run really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Trout Run 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.
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!) Trout Run 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. Trout Run has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Trout Run than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Trout Run may be for you.
One downside of living in Trout Run, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.57 minutes every day commuting to work.
The population of Trout Run overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Trout Run, 22.60% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Trout Run in 2022 was $43,691, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,764 for a family of four. However, Trout Run contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Trout Run home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trout Run residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Trout Run include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Trout Run is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.