South Park is a medium-sized township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,706 people and three associated neighborhoods, South Park is the 68th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some townships where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Park is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Park who work in office and administrative support (10.02%), management occupations (9.86%), and business and financial occupations (9.03%). Also of interest is that South Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, South Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making South Park 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 township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, South Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, South Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.The education level of South Park ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in South Park, 40.95% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in South Park in 2022 was $49,766, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,064 for a family of four. However, South Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call South Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Park include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in South Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
