Davidsville - Jerome is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,902 people and just one neighborhood, Davidsville - Jerome is the 304th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Davidsville - Jerome was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Davidsville - Jerome isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Davidsville - Jerome are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Davidsville - Jerome is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Davidsville - Jerome who work in healthcare (10.46%), teaching (10.37%), and office and administrative support (10.32%).
Davidsville - Jerome is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Davidsville - Jerome’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
As is often the case in a small town, Davidsville - Jerome doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Davidsville - Jerome who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.03% of adults in Davidsville - Jerome have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Davidsville - Jerome in 2022 was $39,610, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,440 for a family of four. However, Davidsville - Jerome contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Davidsville - Jerome home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Davidsville - Jerome residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Davidsville - Jerome include German, Polish, English, Italian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Davidsville - Jerome is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Pennsylvania. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 88.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.8% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 1.8% have Swiss ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.7% 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 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Davidsville - Jerome are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 46.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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, 48.3% 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 21.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.7%), and 11.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.7%).
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 Davidsville - Jerome, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (36.2%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (11.7%), and residents who report English roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (88.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.