Conestoga is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,163 people and just one neighborhood, Conestoga is the 800th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Conestoga is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.99% of the Conestoga workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Conestoga is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Conestoga who work in healthcare (15.87%), office and administrative support (8.73%), and management occupations (5.82%).
Of important note, Conestoga is also a town of artists. Conestoga has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Conestoga’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Conestoga telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.23% 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.
Conestoga is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Conestoga’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Conestoga has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Conestoga has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Conestoga than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Conestoga may be for you.
One downside of living in Conestoga, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.35 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Conestoga does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Conestoga citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.66% of adults in Conestoga have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Conestoga in 2022 was $37,356, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,424 for a family of four. However, Conestoga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Conestoga is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Conestoga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Conestoga residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Conestoga include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Conestoga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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.
We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 38.4% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 38.0% have German 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 Conestoga are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.6% 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 69.5% 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, 38.8% 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 33.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.7%), and 11.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households.
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 Conestoga, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report English roots (8.3%), and some of the residents are also of Swiss ancestry (5.8%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.4%), 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 (56.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.3%) 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 (9.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.