Greentown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,949 people and four associated neighborhoods, Greentown is the 254th largest community in Pennsylvania.Greentown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Greentown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Greentown who work in sales jobs (10.92%), office and administrative support (9.92%), and management occupations (7.54%). Of important note, Greentown is also a town of artists. Greentown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greentown’s character. Also of interest is that Greentown 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 Greentown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.75% 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. Another notable thing is that Greentown is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. Because of many things, Greentown is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Greentown really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Greentown perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Greentown has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Greentown a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Greentown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Greentown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.71% of adults in Greentown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Greentown in 2022 was $36,942, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,768 for a family of four. However, Greentown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greentown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Greentown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greentown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Greentown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Greentown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
