Cochranville is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 631 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cochranville is the 937th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Cochranville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Cochranville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Cochranville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cochranville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.62% of the Cochranville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cochranville is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cochranville who work in sales jobs (12.76%), healthcare (9.05%), and personal care services (6.58%). 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!) Cochranville 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. Cochranville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cochranville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cochranville may be for you. One downside of living in Cochranville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cochranville, the average commute to work is 31.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Cochranville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.27% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cochranville in 2022 was $64,707, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $258,828 for a family of four. Cochranville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cochranville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cochranville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Cochranville include German, Irish, French, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Cochranville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
