Mount Morris is a tiny town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 645 people and just one neighborhood, Mount Morris is the 932nd largest community in Pennsylvania.
Unlike some towns, Mount Morris isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mount Morris are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Morris is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Morris who work in office and administrative support (17.52%), management occupations (9.49%), and healthcare (9.12%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mount Morris has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mount Morris a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Mount Morris, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.71 minutes every day commuting to work.
Mount Morris is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Mount Morris are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.68% of adults in Mount Morris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Mount Morris in 2022 was $33,463, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,852 for a family of four. However, Mount Morris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mount Morris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Morris residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Morris include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Morris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 35 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
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 Mount Morris are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.6% 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 59.2% 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, 38.8% 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 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.5%), and 16.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.6%).
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 Mount Morris, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.7%), and residents who report English roots (13.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.0%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 (34.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.8%) 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 (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.