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Kenhorst, PA

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Overview


Kenhorst is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,991 people and just one neighborhood, Kenhorst is the 494th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some boroughs, Kenhorst isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kenhorst are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kenhorst is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kenhorst who work in management occupations (16.73%), sales jobs (15.46%), and office and administrative support (10.05%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small borough, Kenhorst doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Kenhorst are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.63% of adults in Kenhorst having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kenhorst in 2022 was $35,754, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,016 for a family of four. However, Kenhorst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kenhorst is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Kenhorst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kenhorst residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Kenhorst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.50% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kenhorst include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Kenhorst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Kenhorst, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

If you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 24.9% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican ancestry and 6.0% have Dominican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.7% 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 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Kenhorst are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.5% 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 66.2% 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, 41.8% 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 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.1%), and 10.4% 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 80.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Kenhorst, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.1%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (25.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (14.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (10.3%), along with some Dominican ancestry residents (6.0%), 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 (38.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (65.2%) 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 (16.6%) . 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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