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Fawn Grove, PA

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Overview


Fawn Grove is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 473 people and just one neighborhood, Fawn Grove is the 993rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Fawn Grove has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Fawn Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Fawn Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fawn Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fawn Grove is a borough of managers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fawn Grove who work in management occupations (13.14%), office and administrative support (12.00%), and food service (8.00%).

A relatively large number of people in Fawn Grove telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.69% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Fawn Grove is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet borough 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!) Fawn Grove 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. Fawn Grove has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fawn Grove than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fawn Grove may be for you.

In Fawn Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Fawn Grove is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Fawn Grove rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.50% of adults 25 and older in Fawn Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Fawn Grove in 2022 was $36,136, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,544 for a family of four. However, Fawn Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fawn Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fawn Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fawn Grove include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Fawn Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Fawn Grove, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Fawn Grove are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 78.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.2% 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 63.9% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.5% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 11.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Fawn Grove, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (28.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.4%), and residents who report English roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (48.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (80.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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