Trafford is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,263 people and two associated neighborhoods, Trafford is the 460th largest community in Pennsylvania.When you are in Trafford, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.94% of Trafford’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Trafford is a borough of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Trafford who work in sales jobs (29.03%), teaching (29.03%), and office and administrative support (0.00%). It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Trafford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Trafford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Trafford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Trafford may be for you. One downside of living in Trafford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 62.66 minutes every day commuting to work. Trafford is a very car-oriented borough. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Trafford is a small borough , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Trafford has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. Trafford is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Trafford citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.03% of adults in Trafford have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Trafford in 2022 was $57,426, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,704 for a family of four. The people who call Trafford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trafford residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Trafford include Slovak, Italian, Irish, German, and Lebanese. The most common language spoken in Trafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and German/Yiddish.
