Abington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 17,398 people and five associated neighborhoods, Abington is the 51st largest community in Pennsylvania. Abington real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Abington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Abington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Abington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abington who work in management occupations (11.55%), business and financial occupations (9.75%), and teaching (8.87%). Also of interest is that Abington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In addition, Abington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Abington is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Abington’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Despite being a small town, Abington has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Abington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.59% of adults in Abington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Abington in 2022 was $51,445, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,780 for a family of four. However, Abington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Abington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.18% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abington include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Abington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
