Drums is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,848 people and two associated neighborhoods, Drums is the 122nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns, Drums isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Drums are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Drums is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Drums who work in management occupations (15.25%), office and administrative support (13.82%), and healthcare (7.34%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. 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!) Drums 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. Drums has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Drums than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Drums may be for you. Drums 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 education level of Drums citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.42% of adults in Drums have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Drums in 2022 was $42,818, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,272 for a family of four. However, Drums contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Drums is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Drums home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Drums residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Drums include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Drums is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
