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Wiconisco - Lykens, PA

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Overview


Wiconisco - Lykens is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,013 people and just one neighborhood, Wiconisco - Lykens is the 490th largest community in Pennsylvania. Wiconisco - Lykens has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Occupations and Workforce

Wiconisco - Lykens is a blue-collar town, with 41.61% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wiconisco - Lykens is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wiconisco - Lykens who work in office and administrative support (15.18%), sales jobs (5.94%), and management occupations (5.70%).

Also of interest is that Wiconisco - Lykens has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Wiconisco - Lykens telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.80% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Wiconisco - Lykens is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Wiconisco - Lykens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.47 minutes every day commuting to work.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Wiconisco - Lykens is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.03% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wiconisco - Lykens in 2022 was $30,011, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,044 for a family of four. However, Wiconisco - Lykens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wiconisco - Lykens is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wiconisco - Lykens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wiconisco - Lykens residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wiconisco - Lykens include German, Irish, Polish, Dutch, and English.

The most common language spoken in Wiconisco - Lykens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Wiconisco - Lykens, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

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, 40.3% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Wiconisco - Lykens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.2% of U.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, 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 25.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.2%), and 14.6% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Wiconisco - Lykens, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (40.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report Polish roots (4.3%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (2.9%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (39.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (63.2%) 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 (19.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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