McElhattan is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,224 people and just one neighborhood, McElhattan is the 790th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Unlike some towns, McElhattan isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in McElhattan are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McElhattan is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in McElhattan who work in management occupations (14.69%), office and administrative support (13.14%), and teaching (8.25%).
A relatively large number of people in McElhattan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.82% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, McElhattan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of McElhattan citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.84% of adults 25 and older in McElhattan have a college degree.
The per capita income in McElhattan in 2022 was $35,051, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,204 for a family of four. However, McElhattan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
McElhattan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McElhattan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McElhattan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McElhattan include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in McElhattan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
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.
Of particular note, 3.9% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry.
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 McElhattan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 31.0% 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 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.8%), and 17.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in McElhattan, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.3%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (7.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.