Folcroft, Pennsylvania

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Back to Folcroft, PA housing info, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Folcroft, PA Delaware County Population in July 2008: 6,823. Population change since 2000: -2.2%   Males: 3,338   (48.9%) Females: 3,485   (51.1%) Median resident age:   35.7 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Zip codes: 19032. Estimated median household income in 2008: $57,692 (it was $44,443 in 2000) Folcroft:   $57,692 Pennsylvania:   $50,713 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,609 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $145,082 (it was $74,900 in 2000) Folcroft:   $145,082 Pennsylvania:   $164,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $153,588; Detached houses: $203,173; Townhouses or other attached units: $141,910; In 2-unit structures: $95,302; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,463 Folcroft, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Folcroft: White Non-Hispanic (93.1%) Black (4.0%) Hispanic (1.1%) Two or more races (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Folcroft: 98.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Folcroft, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Folcroft is mentioned 23 times on our forum: Need housing in Shron hill / Folcroft  (0 replies) Rent in Sharon Hill / Folcroft ?  (0 replies) Philly cheese steak  (35 replies) Best, So-So and Worst Towns in PA  (216 replies) Work in Newtown--where to live?  (2 replies) Where to live between Wilmington DE and Philadelphia?  (18 replies) Latest news from Folcroft, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (38.9%), Italian (29.4%), German (18.5%), English (8.6%), Polish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 12/1922 Elevation: 80 feet Land area: 1.35 square miles. Population density: 5037 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in Folcroft, Pennsylvania

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Folcroft-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Folcroft borough center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 21.8 miles away from the borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Folcroft-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Folcroft center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from Folcroft center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from Folcroft center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Creek: Hermesprota Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	73.6%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This borough:	8.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Folcroft, PA

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Here		67.4%
USA		50.2%

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,574 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($506 average AGI)

Delaware County:	0.10%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.83% ($38,045 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA	0.56% ($82,255)
from Chester County, PA	0.53% ($71,219)

5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($458 average AGI)

Delaware County:	0.05%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Philadelphia County, PA	1.15% ($37,465 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA	0.88% ($74,618)
to Montgomery County, PA	0.56% ($68,656)

• Tim McDougall, 820 Ashland Ave (308416), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Tower, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
• Warren B Miller, 960 Ashland Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 29.3 m, Overall height: 30.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00024614
  Registrant: Trinity Broadcasting Network, Inc., 2442 Michelle Drive, Tustin, CA 92780, Phone: (714) 665-2145, Email:

• 1560 Delmar Drive, Call Sign: WQEJ331
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.325 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/09/2006, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Thomas Pregmon
  Registrant: Metropolitan Communications, Inc., 309 Commerce Drive, Suite 100, Exton, PA 19341, Phone: (610) 363-5858, Fax: (610) 524-9970, Email:
• 799 School Lane, Call Sign: WQEP322
  Assigned Frequencies : 468.700 MHz, 452.050 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/16/2006, Expiration Date: 03/16/2016, Certifier: Thomas Pregmon
  Registrant: Radio Comms. Service, Inc., 940 Eddystone Avenue, Eddystone, PA 19022, Phone: (610) 874-7100, Fax: (610) 874-7511, Email:

• Columbia, 960 Ashland Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 29.3 m, Overall height: 30.4 m, Call Sign: WQDK428
  Assigned Frequencies : 6975.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/16/2005, Expiration Date: 06/01/2015, Certifier: John B Casoria
  Registrant: Vice President, Engineerning, 2442 Michelle Drive, Tustin, CA 92780, Phone: (714) 665-2145, Fax: (714) 730-0661, Email:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"