Willow Grove, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 15,932, Rural population: 0)

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,514 (6,334 occupied: 4,180 owner occupied, 2,154 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1800 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: $881 (lower quartile is $760, upper quartile is $1,070)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $810

Median gross rent in Willow Grove, PA in 2007: $996

Housing units in Willow Grove with a mortgage: 2,750 (320 second mortgage, 495 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,189

Willow Grove,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $258,568 (it was $136,500 in 2000)

Willow Grove:	$258,568
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,251 - $288,795

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $265,036
Here: $265,036
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,551
Here: $191,551
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $273,058
Here: $273,058
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,603
Here: $160,603
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,278

In family households: 12,763 (3,209 male householders, 941 female householders)
3,450 spouses, 4,540 children (4,267 natural, 132 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 125 other relatives, 132 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,515 (882 male householders (740 living alone)), 1,288 female householders (1,123 living alone)), 345 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 654 (298 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,799 2-persons, 971 3-persons, 858 4-persons, 370 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,863 1-person, 267 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

2,983 married couples with children.
522 single-parent households (103 men, 419 women).

92.8% of residents of Willow Grove speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 849 (5.3%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 156 5 rooms: 403 6 rooms: 1,190 7 rooms: 1,107 8 rooms: 844 9 or more rooms: 439

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 55 2 rooms: 196 3 rooms: 384 4 rooms: 772 5 rooms: 480 6 rooms: 165 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 214
1970 to 1979: 1,255
1960 to 1969: 1,245
1950 to 1959: 1,995
1940 to 1949: 657
1939 or earlier: 1,002

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Willow Grove:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 474 3 bedrooms: 2,580 4 bedrooms: 936 5 or more bedrooms: 156

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willow Grove:
	no bedroom: 55 1 bedroom: 689 2 bedrooms: 1,077 3 bedrooms: 261 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Willow Grove in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 147 1 vehicle: 1,251 2 vehicles: 1,997 3 vehicles: 585 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Willow Grove in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 235 1 vehicle: 1,151 2 vehicles: 676 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Willow Grove, 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: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 48
$125,000 to $149,999: 59
$150,000 to $174,999: 141
$175,000 to $199,999: 380
$200,000 to $249,999: 1155
$250,000 to $299,999: 1373
$300,000 to $399,999: 782
$400,000 to $499,999: 149
$500,000 to $749,999: 42
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Willow Grove rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Willow Grove:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 52
$600 to $649: 99
$650 to $699: 135
$700 to $749: 148
$750 to $799: 177
$800 to $899: 441
$900 to $999: 348
$1,000 to $1,249: 326
$1,250 to $1,499: 214
$1,500 to $1,999: 105
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 80 1990 to 1994: 150 1985 to 1989: 74 1980 to 1984: 46 1975 to 1979: 135 1970 to 1974: 63 1970 to 1974: 43 1965 to 1969: 258

Willow Grove, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.5%
Number of people working at home: 186 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 305
5 to 9 minutes: 1024
10 to 14 minutes: 1441
15 to 19 minutes: 1309
20 to 24 minutes: 955
25 to 29 minutes: 419
30 to 34 minutes: 920
35 to 39 minutes: 271
40 to 44 minutes: 383
45 to 59 minutes: 753
60 to 89 minutes: 376
90 or more minutes: 139

Willow Grove mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,907 (81%)
Carpooled: 728 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 118 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 24 (0%)
Railroad: 222 (3%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 241 (3%)
Other means: 41 (0%)
Worked at home: 186 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 248
$10,000 to $14,999: 250
$15,000 to $19,999: 321
$20,000 to $24,999: 359
$25,000 to $29,999: 298
$30,000 to $34,999: 417
$35,000 to $39,999: 400
$40,000 to $44,999: 390
$45,000 to $49,999: 443
$50,000 to $59,999: 615
$60,000 to $74,999: 784
$75,000 to $99,999: 938
$100,000 to $124,999: 483
$125,000 to $149,999: 169
$150,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 or more: 67

First ancestries reported:

German: 3080

Irish: 2899

Italian: 1819

Other groups: 1502

English: 1015

Polish: 562

United States or American: 456

Russian: 363

Scottish: 198

Scotch-Irish: 191

French (except Basque): 178

Hungarian: 174

Lithuanian: 120

European: 118

Welsh: 97

Ukrainian: 90

Dutch: 82

Greek: 81

British: 68

Subsaharan African:: 59

Portuguese: 59

Arab:: 53

Swedish: 51

Norwegian: 46

Eastern European: 43

French Canadian: 41

Pennsylvania German: 38

African: 38

Latvian: 33

Danish: 27

Austrian: 26

Slovak: 23

Romanian: 20

Swiss: 20

Northern European: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18

Jamaican: 18

Egyptian: 16

South African: 14

Arab/Arabic: 13

Other Arab: 10

Slavic: 9

Lebanese: 8

Armenian: 7

Nigerian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Palestinian: 6

Canadian: 4

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

Korea (18%)
Italy (12%)
Germany (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
India (7%)
Philippines (5%)
Poland (5%)

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

This state: 12700
Northeast: 1131
Midwest: 421
South: 555
West: 203

64% of Willow Grove residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 83
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 76
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 146
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,590
Less than 1 year of college: 345
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 906
Associate degree: 298
Bachelor's degree: 1,041
Master's degree: 293
Professional school degree: 105
Doctorate degree: 61

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 168
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 90
11th grade: 129
12th grade, no diploma: 180
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,179
Less than 1 year of college: 426
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 761
Associate degree: 503
Bachelor's degree: 1,064
Master's degree: 462
Professional school degree: 93
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,233
Black householders: $44,867
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,578
Asian householders: $25,953
Two or more races householders: $92,356
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $69,132

Willow Grove household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Willow Grove household income for Black householders

Willow Grove household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Willow Grove household income for Asian householders

Willow Grove household income for Two or more races householders

Willow Grove household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Willow Grove marital status for males

Willow Grove marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $258,947
Black or African American householders: $249,854
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $213,105
Asian householders: $335,665
Two or more races householders: $260,462
Hispanic or Latino householders: $355,176

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,986
One, attached: 489
Two: 341
3 or 4: 361
5 to 9: 231
10 to 19: 369
20 to 49: 212
50 or more: 519
Mobile homes: 6

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Willow Grove:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Electricity (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 272

Here:	17.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143

Here:	17.7%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 219

Here:	35.8%
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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