Rehrersburg is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 322 people and just one neighborhood, Rehrersburg is the 1050th largest community in Pennsylvania. Rehrersburg has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Rehrersburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Rehrersburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
When you are in Rehrersburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.52% of Rehrersburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rehrersburg is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rehrersburg who work in computer science and math (14.96%), healthcare (14.17%), and personal care services (9.45%).
Also of interest is that Rehrersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Overall, Rehrersburg’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.21 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Rehrersburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Rehrersburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.59% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rehrersburg in 2022 was $25,708, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,832 for a family of four. However, Rehrersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rehrersburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Rehrersburg is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rehrersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rehrersburg residents report their race to be White. Rehrersburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rehrersburg include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Rehrersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
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 8.8% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 35.8% have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.6% 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 97.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Rehrersburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.1% 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 71.2% 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, 33.1% 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 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.9%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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 Rehrersburg, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.9%), and residents who report English roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (5.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.2%) 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.