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Population (year 2000): 1,446. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,497 (+3.5% change)
 

Males: 730  (50.5%)
Females: 716  (49.5%)

Montgomery County

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $62,900 (it was $56,111 in 2000)
West Conshohocken  $62,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $207,800 (it was $126,600 in 2000)
West Conshohocken  $207,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in West Conshohocken:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (34.5%), German (18.8%), Italian (18.5%), Polish (11.5%), English (11.1%), United States (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/08/1874

Elevation: 130 feet

Land area: 0.85 square miles.

Population density: 1775 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Conshohocken

  • High school or higher: 85.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Conshohocken borough

  • Never married: 41.6%
  • Now married: 45.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

30 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.3% Oceania).

This city:  2.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Conshohocken:  1.1% ($1,446)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Philadelphia, PA (12.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Conshohocken borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Bridgeport borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Bryn Mawr, PA (3.4 miles ), Plymouth Meeting, PA (3.5 miles ), Norristown borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Radnor Township, PA (4.6 miles ), King of Prussia, PA (4.6 miles ), Ardmore, PA (4.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.07 N, Longitude: 75.32 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,887 (+130.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 75 (9.1%)


7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: +159 (+12.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)


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Crime in West Conshohocken by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 1030
    per 100,000 69.10.0204.80.0
Assaults 5746
    per 100,000 345.5481.8273.0412.7
Burglaries 73133
    per 100,000 483.8206.5887.4206.3
Thefts 35233540
    per 100,000 2418.81582.92389.12751.0
Auto thefts 2132
    per 100,000 138.268.8204.8137.6
Arson 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.068.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 161.7) 231.5179.6290.1218.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.30
US city average:  3.00

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West Conshohocken-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the West Conshohocken city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 17.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Conshohocken:
  • MAIN LINE HOSPITAL-BRYN MAWR CAMPUS (about 4 miles; BRYN MAWR, PA)
  • MERCY SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; NORRISTOWN, PA)
  • MONTGOMERY CO MH/MR EMERG SERV (about 5 miles; NORRISTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Conshohocken:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 16 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 34 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 39 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Conshohocken:
  • WINGS FIELD (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: LOM)
  • VALLEY FORGE BICENTENNIAL (about 7 miles; NORRISTOWN, PA; ID: 0P0)
  • PERKIOMEN VALLEY (about 12 miles; COLLEGEVILLE, PA; ID: N10)

Amtrak stations near West Conshohocken:
  • 5 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Conshohocken:
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
  • BEAVER COLLEGE (about 11 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,016)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)

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Notable location: Conshohocken Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in West Conshohocken include: Saint Gertrudes Church (A), Primitive Methodist Church (B), Holiness Christian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West Conshohocken: Union Hill Industrial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

West Conshohocken compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in West Conshohocken (2007 data):
  • Colonial American Bank: at 300 Conshohocken State Road Ste 160, branch established on 2007-02-09. Info updated 2007-02-09:, local headquarters, 1 total offices
  • The Bryn Mawr Trust Company: West Conshohocken Branch at One Tower Bridge 100 Front St, branch established on 1995-08-01. Info updated 2006-10-26: Bank assets: $822.7 mil, Deposits: $717.9 mil, headquarters in Bryn Mawr, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation



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West Conshohocken government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $35,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $559,000
    All Other: $75,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $922,000
    General - Other: $574,000
    Central Staff Services: $569,000
    Sewerage: $559,000
    Regular Highways: $298,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Financial Administration: $70,000
    Fire Protection: $47,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    General Public Buildings: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $77,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,277,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,181,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $96,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $75,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,305,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $98,000
    Highways: $23,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,794,000
    NEC: $636,000
    Property: $354,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $942,000

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.39%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.11%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.57% ($54,967 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.91% ($56,769)
from Chester County, PA  0.55% ($57,620)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($546 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Philadelphia County, PA  1.02% ($46,507 average AGI)
to Bucks County, PA  0.86% ($61,009)
to Chester County, PA  0.73% ($70,738)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Conshohocken:
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WNAP (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NORRISTOWN, PA; Owner: WNAP, INC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Conshohocken:
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIOQ (102.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXVU (89.1 FM; VILLANOVA, PA; Owner: VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYBF (89.1 FM; RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: CABRINI COLLEGE)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Conshohocken:
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)

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