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Bally - Bechtelsville, PA

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Overview


Bally - Bechtelsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,570 people and just one neighborhood, Bally - Bechtelsville is the 203rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Bally - Bechtelsville real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Bally - Bechtelsville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Bally - Bechtelsville is a blue-collar town, with 35.94% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Bally - Bechtelsville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bally - Bechtelsville who work in sales jobs (11.53%), office and administrative support (10.67%), and management occupations (8.08%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Bally - Bechtelsville 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, Bally - Bechtelsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bally - Bechtelsville 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Bally - Bechtelsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Bally - Bechtelsville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bally - Bechtelsville, 23.11% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bally - Bechtelsville in 2022 was $42,279, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,116 for a family of four.

The people who call Bally - Bechtelsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bally - Bechtelsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bally - Bechtelsville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Bally - Bechtelsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Bally - Bechtelsville is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in PA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.4% of the neighborhoods in Pennsylvania. If you are considering retiring to Pennsylvania, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Swiss and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Swiss ancestry and 38.1% have German ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bally - Bechtelsville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.2% of America'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, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.4%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, Polish and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Bally - Bechtelsville, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (38.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Italian roots (7.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.2%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (6.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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