Abington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 17,398 people and five associated neighborhoods, Abington is the 51st largest community in Pennsylvania. Abington real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Abington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Abington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Abington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abington who work in management occupations (11.55%), business and financial occupations (9.75%), and teaching (8.87%). Also of interest is that Abington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Abington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Abington is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Abington a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Abington has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Abington’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Even though Abington is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Abington ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Abington, 49.59% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Abington in 2022 was $51,445, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,780 for a family of four. However, Abington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Abington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abington include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Abington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
