Geistown, PA

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Geistown, Pennsylvania

Geistown is home to some 2,555 residents.

The People and Families of Geistown

In Geistown, about 63% of adults are married.

You'll see many senior citizens in Geistown.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Geistown had a median family income of $47,049. Impressively, having a college education is normal in Geistown.

Geistown Housing

According to the 2000 census, 78% of the housing in Geistown was owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Geistown, 96% of commuters drive to work. People in the town expect to drive a lot. The town does not have a lot of public transportation. The relatively short commuting times in Geistown let you stay at the office later before starting your drive home (if that appeals to you).

High Points

Geistown strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 2%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Geistown, PA

Comparing Geistown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,555	100%
Male	1,189	46.5%
Female	1,366	53.5%
Under 18	540	21.1%
18+	2,015	78.9%
65+	582	22.8%
Median Age	44.3
Average Family Size	2.85
White	2,496	97.7%
African-American	10	0.4%
Asian	35	1.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0%
Other	1	0%
Mixed Race	12	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	8	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$47,049
Population In Poverty	165	6.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,443
Growth	-112
Growth %	-4.39%

Ancestry	Percent
German	30.6%
Italian	13.7%
Irish	12.4%
Polish	7.8%
US/American	7.8%
Slovak	4.4%
English	3.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.6%
Dutch	1.8%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Austrian	1.4%
Hungarian	1.2%
Serbian	1%
Ukrainian	1%
Croatian	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Slavic	0.6%
Turkish	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Slovene	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Yugoslavian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Carpatho Rusyn	0.2%
Lebanese	0.2%

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