Dingmans Ferry is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,711 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dingmans Ferry is the 175th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Dingmans Ferry has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Dingmans Ferry telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Dingmans Ferry 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, Dingmans Ferry really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dingmans Ferry 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.

In Dingmans Ferry, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 45.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Dingmans Ferry doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of people in Dingmans Ferry who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.34% of adults in Dingmans Ferry have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dingmans Ferry in 2022 was $41,983, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,932 for a family of four. However, Dingmans Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dingmans Ferry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dingmans Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dingmans Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dingmans Ferry also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dingmans Ferry include German, Italian, Irish, Russian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Dingmans Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.