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Cambridge Springs, PA

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Overview


Cambridge Springs is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,339 people and just one neighborhood, Cambridge Springs is the 559th largest community in Pennsylvania. Cambridge Springs has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some boroughs, Cambridge Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cambridge Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cambridge Springs is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cambridge Springs who work in office and administrative support (9.82%), sales jobs (9.08%), and healthcare (7.44%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small borough, Cambridge Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Cambridge Springs citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.95% of adults 25 and older in Cambridge Springs have a college degree.

The per capita income in Cambridge Springs in 2018 was $21,259, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,036 for a family of four. However, Cambridge Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cambridge Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Cambridge Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cambridge Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cambridge Springs include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Cambridge Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.

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 Cambridge Springs, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.2% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.

Diversity

Significantly, 2.8% 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.

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 Cambridge Springs are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.5% of U.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 manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.7%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.0% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.8%).

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 Cambridge Springs, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report English roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (31.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.7%) 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 (8.3%) . 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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