Bentleyville - Ellsworth is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,272 people and just one neighborhood, Bentleyville - Ellsworth is the 461st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Bentleyville - Ellsworth was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns, Bentleyville - Ellsworth isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bentleyville - Ellsworth are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bentleyville - Ellsworth is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bentleyville - Ellsworth who work in office and administrative support (17.34%), management occupations (9.38%), and sales jobs (7.12%).
One downside of living in Bentleyville - Ellsworth is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bentleyville - Ellsworth, the average commute to work is 33.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Bentleyville - Ellsworth who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.25% of the adults in Bentleyville - Ellsworth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bentleyville - Ellsworth in 2022 was $27,712, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,848 for a family of four. However, Bentleyville - Ellsworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bentleyville - Ellsworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bentleyville - Ellsworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bentleyville - Ellsworth include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Bentleyville - Ellsworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
The neighborhood stands out within Pennsylvania for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 9.6% of college-friendly places to live in PA.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Belgian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 1.6% have Belgian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 12.7% 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 98.7% 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 Bentleyville - Ellsworth are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 80.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 28.8% 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 28.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.4%), and 21.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 96.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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 Bentleyville - Ellsworth, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report Italian roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (7.6%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.4%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.0% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (79.5%) 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 (14.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.