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!) Pitcher 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. Pitcher has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pitcher than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pitcher may be for you.
One downside of living in Pitcher, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.43 minutes every day commuting to work.
Pitcher 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 percentage of adults in Pitcher with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.65% of adults in Pitcher have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pitcher in 2022 was $29,209, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,836 for a family of four. However, Pitcher contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pitcher home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pitcher residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Pitcher include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Pitcher is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
