Hopwood is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,062 people and just one neighborhood, Hopwood is the 634th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Hopwood is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hopwood is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopwood who work in management occupations (14.72%), sales jobs (14.58%), and office and administrative support (11.52%).
A relatively large number of people in Hopwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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!) Hopwood 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. Hopwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hopwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hopwood may be for you.
The population of Hopwood 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 Hopwood, 24.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hopwood in 2022 was $46,382, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $185,528 for a family of four. However, Hopwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hopwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hopwood include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Slovak.
The most common language spoken in Hopwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hopwood, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 1.9% have Croatian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 18.0% 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 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Hopwood are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.7%), and 17.3% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (18.0%).
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 Hopwood, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.7%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (15.6%), and residents who report German roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.1%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.5%) 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 (6.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.