Shavertown is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,968 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shavertown is the 653rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shavertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shavertown is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shavertown who work in business and financial occupations (15.60%), sales jobs (13.73%), and management occupations (11.27%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.67% 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. In addition, Shavertown 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. Being a small town, Shavertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Shavertown are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.48% of adults in Shavertown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Shavertown in 2022 was $42,484, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,936 for a family of four. However, Shavertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Shavertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shavertown residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Shavertown include Irish, German, Welsh, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Shavertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
