Gap is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,186 people and just one neighborhood, Gap is the 613th largest community in Pennsylvania. Gap has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
Gap real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Gap house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gap is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gap is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gap who work in management occupations (17.70%), sales jobs (16.92%), and teaching (8.73%).
Also of interest is that Gap has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
In terms of college education, Gap is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.69% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gap in 2022 was $39,171, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,684 for a family of four. However, Gap contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gap home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gap residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gap include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Gap is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Gap, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (30.2%) than in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. 27.3% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 33.9% have German ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 27.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% 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 Gap are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.5% 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 57.1% of America'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, 41.4% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 8.1% 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 68.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Gap, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (33.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.2%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.4%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (54.9%) 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 (30.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.