Mountain Top is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 11,489 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mountain Top is the 91st largest community in Pennsylvania.Mountain Top is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mountain Top is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountain Top who work in office and administrative support (13.96%), healthcare (12.10%), and management occupations (11.90%). Also of interest is that Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.27% 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. Because of many things, Mountain Top is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mountain Top a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mountain Top has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mountain Top’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Mountain Top 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.Mountain Top is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.40% of adults in Mountain Top have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Mountain Top in 2022 was $42,848, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,392 for a family of four. However, Mountain Top contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mountain Top home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mountain Top residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mountain Top include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Mountain Top is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
