Throop is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,102 people and just one neighborhood, Throop is the 383rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Throop has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.
Throop is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Throop is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Throop who work in sales jobs (13.32%), office and administrative support (12.91%), and healthcare (7.95%).
Also of interest is that Throop has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Throop telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.82% 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.
Residents will find that the borough is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Throop is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Throop spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small borough, Throop doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Throop who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.77% of the adults in Throop have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Throop in 2022 was $29,344, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,376 for a family of four. However, Throop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Throop home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Throop residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Throop include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Throop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
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 Throop, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 2.8% have Ukrainian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 31.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 100.0% 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 Throop are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% 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, 33.4% 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 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.1%), and 17.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (31.6%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Throop, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (20.5%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (18.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (17.6%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (11.1%), along with some English ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.4%) 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 (9.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.