Biglerville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,232 people and just one neighborhood, Biglerville is the 789th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Biglerville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Biglerville is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Biglerville who work in office and administrative support (18.73%), sales jobs (8.79%), and management occupations (8.14%).
Also of interest is that Biglerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The overall crime rate in Biglerville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
As is often the case in a small borough, Biglerville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Biglerville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.69% of adults 25 and older in Biglerville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Biglerville in 2022 was $29,239, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,956 for a family of four. However, Biglerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Biglerville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Biglerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Biglerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Biglerville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.94% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Biglerville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Biglerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 33.7% have German ancestry.
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 Biglerville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.5% 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, 32.3% 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 31.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.4%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 90.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Biglerville, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report English roots (8.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.9%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (3.4%), 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 (37.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (77.1%) 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 (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.