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Dalton, PA

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Overview


Dalton is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,275 people and just one neighborhood, Dalton is the 775th largest community in Pennsylvania. Dalton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Dalton real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Dalton 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, Dalton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dalton is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dalton who work in teaching (12.87%), management occupations (10.63%), and sales jobs (9.51%).

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

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Dalton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dalton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dalton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dalton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Dalton 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

Dalton is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.67% of adults in Dalton have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Dalton in 2018 was $38,575, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,300 for a family of four. However, Dalton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

If you are an executive or professional seeking a neighborhood affording an executive lifestyle, or just wanting to find where other executives live in the area, the neighborhood should be on your list. It has an enviable mix of spacious homes, relatively stable real estate values, and residents that include a number of wealthy executives, managers, and professionals. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis places it as one of the top 13.7% executive lifestyle neighborhoods in the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to being an excellent choice for highly educated executives, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 2.5% have Ukrainian 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 Dalton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.5% 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 57.9% 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, 47.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 19.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.1%), and 16.0% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.6% of households.

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 Dalton, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (17.4%), and residents who report Italian roots (16.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (12.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (11.3%), 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 (46.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.8%) 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 (6.6%) . 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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