Fort Washington, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,598, Rural population: 0)

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,133 (1,133 occupied: 1,066 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	29%

Housing density: 416 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $963 (lower quartile is $785, upper quartile is $1,090)

Median gross rent in Fort Washington, PA in 2007: $1,131

Housing units in Fort Washington with a mortgage: 791 (76 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 221

Fort Washington,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $529,828 (it was $279,700 in 2000)

Fort Washington:	$529,828
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $393,902 - $644,390

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $536,084
Here: $536,084
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $256,082
Here: $256,082
State: $160,289

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,551

In family households: 3,391 (812 male householders, 159 female householders)
954 spouses, 1,347 children (1,285 natural, 33 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 54 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 160 (53 male householders (42 living alone)), 85 female householders (77 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 47 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 313 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 321 4-persons, 128 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 19 2-persons.

983 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (5 men, 30 women).

88.0% of residents of Fort Washington speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 270 (7.5%)
(72.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 19 6 rooms: 65 7 rooms: 154 8 rooms: 310 9 or more rooms: 506

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 214
1970 to 1979: 306
1960 to 1969: 192
1950 to 1959: 120
1940 to 1949: 58
1939 or earlier: 170

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Washington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 231 4 bedrooms: 643 5 or more bedrooms: 167

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Washington:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 28 3 bedrooms: 14 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Washington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 148 2 vehicles: 638 3 vehicles: 214 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Washington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 27 2 vehicles: 33 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fort Washington, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 18
$250,000 to $299,999: 37
$300,000 to $399,999: 134
$400,000 to $499,999: 249
$500,000 to $749,999: 504
$750,000 to $999,999: 68
$1,000,000 or more: 48

Fort Washington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fort Washington:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 19
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 64 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 17 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 30 1965 to 1969: 58

Fort Washington, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.3%
Number of people working at home: 60 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 35
5 to 9 minutes: 133
10 to 14 minutes: 277
15 to 19 minutes: 169
20 to 24 minutes: 205
25 to 29 minutes: 55
30 to 34 minutes: 171
35 to 39 minutes: 85
40 to 44 minutes: 112
45 to 59 minutes: 269
60 to 89 minutes: 111
90 or more minutes: 45

Fort Washington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,438 (83%)
Carpooled: 72 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 122 (7%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 60
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 31
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 70
$60,000 to $74,999: 71
$75,000 to $99,999: 166
$100,000 to $124,999: 158
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $199,999: 136
$200,000 or more: 206

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 623

Other groups: 456

German: 455

Italian: 361

Russian: 275

English: 238

United States or American: 152

Polish: 126

Eastern European: 101

French (except Basque): 66

Welsh: 51

Armenian: 50

Swedish: 45

Hungarian: 38

Ukrainian: 38

British: 31

Subsaharan African:: 27

Ethiopian: 27

Scottish: 22

Scotch-Irish: 19

Pennsylvania German: 11

Alsatian: 9

Croatian: 6

Lithuanian: 6

Greek: 6

Slovak: 6

Swiss: 6

Austrian: 5

Romanian: 5

Serbian: 5

Israeli: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (29%)
United Kingdom (13%)
India (11%)
Germany (11%)
France (9%)
Italy (9%)
Romania (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2607
Northeast: 428
Midwest: 88
South: 155
West: 19

76% of Fort Washington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 109
Less than 1 year of college: 63
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 90
Associate degree: 37
Bachelor's degree: 363
Master's degree: 245
Professional school degree: 128
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 172
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 74
Associate degree: 87
Bachelor's degree: 408
Master's degree: 180
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $127,670
Black householders: $190,823
Asian householders: $73,883
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $122,239

Fort Washington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fort Washington household income for Black householders

Fort Washington household income for Asian householders

Fort Washington marital status for males

Fort Washington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $530,396
Black or African American householders: $598,400
Asian householders: $573,017
Hispanic or Latino householders: $331,497

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,069
One, attached: 16
Two: 21
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 6
20 to 49: 7
50 or more: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fort Washington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (39%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 131

Here:	20.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	13.9%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

Here:	35.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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