Because of many things, Dingmans Ferry is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dingmans Ferry really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dingmans Ferry perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Dingmans Ferry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dingmans Ferry, the average commute to work is 45.91 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Dingmans Ferry is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Dingmans Ferry in 2018 was $40,199, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,796 for a family of four. However, Dingmans Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dingmans Ferry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dingmans Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dingmans Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dingmans Ferry also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dingmans Ferry include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Dingmans Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
