South Park is a somewhat small township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,630 people and three associated neighborhoods, South Park is the 68th largest community in Pennsylvania.South Park is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, South Park is a township of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Park who work in office and administrative support (10.02%), management occupations (9.43%), and business and financial occupations (8.70%). Also of interest is that South Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.81% 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. South Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, South Park’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. In South Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though South Park is a smaller township, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly a streetcar for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of South Park citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.30% of adults in South Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in South Park in 2022 was $44,941, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,764 for a family of four. However, South Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call South Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Park include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in South Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and German/Yiddish.
