Weedville - Byrnedale is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,128 people and just one neighborhood, Weedville - Byrnedale is the 616th largest community in Pennsylvania.
When you are in Weedville - Byrnedale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.64% of Weedville - Byrnedale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Weedville - Byrnedale is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weedville - Byrnedale who work in office and administrative support (13.50%), healthcare suport services (12.28%), and sales jobs (6.56%).
Another notable thing is that Weedville - Byrnedale is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Weedville - Byrnedale’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Weedville - Byrnedale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Weedville - Byrnedale are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.04% of adults in Weedville - Byrnedale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Weedville - Byrnedale in 2022 was $38,215, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,860 for a family of four. However, Weedville - Byrnedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Weedville - Byrnedale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weedville - Byrnedale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Weedville - Byrnedale include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Weedville - Byrnedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian 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.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 92.3% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of all American neighborhoods.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 47.5%, which is higher than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 12 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 42.6% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.0% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German and Italian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 44.1% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry and 22.4% have Italian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 26.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% 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 Weedville - Byrnedale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 12.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.7% 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, 42.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (18.9%), and 12.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
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 99.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Weedville - Byrnedale, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (44.1%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (22.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (16.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.7%), along with some Polish 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (92.3%) 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.