Glenolden, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,203 (All urban)

Glenolden, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,198 (3,058 occupied: 1,969 owner occupied, 1,089 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3283 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: $727 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $792)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $728

Median gross rent in Glenolden, PA in 2007: $815

Housing units in Glenolden with a mortgage: 1,074 (83 second mortgage, 182 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 754

Glenolden,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $167,301 (it was $91,900 in 2000)

Glenolden:	$167,301
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,103 - $228,609

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $203,357
Here: $203,357
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,272
Here: $156,272
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $159,915
Here: $159,915
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $249,678
Here: $249,678
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,806
Here: $76,806
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,444

In family households: 6,028 (1,334 male householders, 530 female householders)
1,413 spouses, 2,303 children (2,205 natural, 22 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 123 other relatives, 128 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,416 (571 male householders (468 living alone)), 635 female householders (543 living alone)), 210 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32 (26 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 685 2-persons, 474 3-persons, 368 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,011 1-person, 185 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,233 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (111 men, 306 women).

93.6% of residents of Glenolden speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 266 (3.6%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Glenolden, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 167 5 rooms: 224 6 rooms: 805 7 rooms: 356 8 rooms: 139 9 or more rooms: 179

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glenolden, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 138 3 rooms: 365 4 rooms: 360 5 rooms: 97 6 rooms: 77 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 15
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 52
1970 to 1979: 406
1960 to 1969: 514
1950 to 1959: 641
1940 to 1949: 573
1939 or earlier: 950

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Glenolden:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 129 2 bedrooms: 281 3 bedrooms: 1,254 4 bedrooms: 256 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Glenolden:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 495 2 bedrooms: 448 3 bedrooms: 108 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Glenolden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 165 1 vehicle: 725 2 vehicles: 823 3 vehicles: 197 4 vehicles: 38 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Glenolden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 634 2 vehicles: 228 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 24
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 51
$80,000 to $89,999: 71
$90,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 95
$125,000 to $149,999: 265
$150,000 to $174,999: 502
$175,000 to $199,999: 276
$200,000 to $249,999: 344
$250,000 to $299,999: 153
$300,000 to $399,999: 37
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Glenolden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Glenolden:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 64
$550 to $599: 76
$600 to $649: 86
$650 to $699: 114
$700 to $749: 183
$750 to $799: 163
$800 to $899: 213
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 21
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 55 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 35 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 32 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 63

Glenolden, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.3%
Number of people working at home: 20 (0.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 84
5 to 9 minutes: 381
10 to 14 minutes: 521
15 to 19 minutes: 450
20 to 24 minutes: 467
25 to 29 minutes: 171
30 to 34 minutes: 543
35 to 39 minutes: 188
40 to 44 minutes: 223
45 to 59 minutes: 276
60 to 89 minutes: 203
90 or more minutes: 75

Glenolden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,655 (74%)
Carpooled: 466 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 74 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 177 (5%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 166 (5%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 153
$10,000 to $14,999: 228
$15,000 to $19,999: 211
$20,000 to $24,999: 262
$25,000 to $29,999: 170
$30,000 to $34,999: 257
$35,000 to $39,999: 215
$40,000 to $44,999: 144
$45,000 to $49,999: 183
$50,000 to $59,999: 296
$60,000 to $74,999: 387
$75,000 to $99,999: 330
$100,000 to $124,999: 148
$125,000 to $149,999: 44
$150,000 to $199,999: 18
$200,000 or more: 24

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 2233

Italian: 1384

German: 852

Other groups: 573

English: 412

Polish: 196

United States or American: 178

Scotch-Irish: 138

Scottish: 67

French (except Basque): 66

French Canadian: 44

Subsaharan African:: 39

Russian: 36

Ukrainian: 34

Swedish: 34

Arab:: 32

Welsh: 28

African: 25

British: 25

Norwegian: 25

Hungarian: 21

Moroccan: 16

Slovak: 16

Slavic: 15

Dutch: 14

Lithuanian: 14

Arab/Arabic: 11

Kenyan: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Austrian: 7

Nigerian: 6

Croatian: 6

Other Arab: 5

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

Other Eastern Africa (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Korea (10%)
Bangladesh (9%)
Italy (8%)
Vietnam (6%)
Ireland (5%)

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

This state: 6490
Northeast: 273
Midwest: 120
South: 227
West: 43

63% of Glenolden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% 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: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,019
Less than 1 year of college: 190
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 310
Associate degree: 158
Bachelor's degree: 193
Master's degree: 80
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 114
12th grade, no diploma: 164
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,208
Less than 1 year of college: 196
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 261
Associate degree: 133
Bachelor's degree: 221
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 31.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,112
Black householders: $53,672
Asian householders: $64,040
Some other race householders: $5,989
Two or more races householders: $59,386
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $9,265

Glenolden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Glenolden household income for Black householders

Glenolden household income for Asian householders

Glenolden household income for Two or more races householders

Glenolden household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Glenolden marital status for males

Glenolden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,303
Black or African American householders: $148,004
Asian householders: $164,570
Two or more races householders: $214,633

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 997
One, attached: 1,061
Two: 217
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 163
10 to 19: 327
20 to 49: 117
50 or more: 153

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Glenolden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111

Here:	13.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62

Here:	15.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 185

Here:	49.3%
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)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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