St. Lawrence is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,890 people and just one neighborhood, St. Lawrence is the 663rd largest community in Pennsylvania.
Unlike some boroughs, St. Lawrence isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Lawrence are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Lawrence is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Lawrence who work in office and administrative support (20.55%), sales jobs (10.62%), and teaching (6.62%).
Also of interest is that St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.31% 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 borough, St. Lawrence doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of St. Lawrence is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.28% of adults in St. Lawrence have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in St. Lawrence in 2022 was $34,363, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,452 for a family of four. However, St. Lawrence contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
St. Lawrence is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call St. Lawrence home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Lawrence residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Lawrence include German, Italian, Polish, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in St. Lawrence is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 24.0% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 2.0% have Greek ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.3% 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 St. Lawrence are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.7% of U.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, 31.5% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.9%), and 20.8% 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 93.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.8%).
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 St. Lawrence, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (30.0%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Polish roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (10.1%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
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 (5.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.