Wrightsville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,124 people and just one neighborhood, Wrightsville is the 605th largest community in Pennsylvania. Wrightsville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Unlike some boroughs, Wrightsville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wrightsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wrightsville is a borough of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wrightsville who work in office and administrative support (10.64%), sales jobs (9.07%), and management occupations (7.67%).
Of important note, Wrightsville is also a borough of artists. Wrightsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wrightsville’s character.
The citizens of Wrightsville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.15% of adults in Wrightsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Wrightsville in 2022 was $31,783, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,132 for a family of four. However, Wrightsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wrightsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Wrightsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wrightsville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Wrightsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Belizean.
The most common language spoken in Wrightsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 42.8% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Mon-Khmer, which is the dominant language of Cambodia, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.7% 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 Wrightsville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.9% 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 53.4% 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, 36.3% 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 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.1%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.5% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.0%).
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 Wrightsville, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (42.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.9%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.3%) 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 (6.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.