Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 19027 with a mortgage: 3,806 (367 second mortgage, 1,031 home equity loan, 662 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,859
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,189
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $847
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19027: Chelbourne Plaza (A), Melrose Park Station (B), Henry W Breyer Camp (C), Elkins Park Station (D), Jenkintown Station (E), Cheltenham Rescue Squad (F), Cheltenham Township Hall (G), Cheltenham Township Police Station (H), Elkins Park Library (I), Elkins Park Fire Company (J), Abington Township Fire Department / McKinley Fire Company 1 (K), La Mott Library (L), LaMott Community Center (M), LaMott Fire Company (N), Second Alarmers Rescue Squad 353-A (O), Ogontz Fire Company (P), Rodeph Shalom Center (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19027 include: Temple Beth-Ann (A), Dominican Retreat (B), Annuciation Ukranian Catholic Church (C), LaMott AME Church (D), Melrose Carmel Presbyterian Church (E), Olivet Ashbourne Church (F), Romanian Eastern Orthodox Church (G), Keneseth Israel (H), Elkins Park United Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 19027:
Less than $10,000: 206
$15,000 to $19,999: 134
$20,000 to $24,999: 222
$25,000 to $29,999: 206
$30,000 to $34,999: 611
$40,000 to $49,999: 129
$50,000 to $59,999: 75
$60,000 to $69,999: 173
$70,000 to $79,999: 848
$80,000 to $89,999: 478
$90,000 to $99,999: 168
$100,000 to $124,999: 355
$125,000 to $149,999: 259
$150,000 to $174,999: 340
$175,000 to $199,999: 415
$200,000 to $249,999: 967
$250,000 to $299,999: 948
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,501
$400,000 to $499,999: 949
$500,000 to $749,999: 529
$750,000 to $999,999: 511
$1,000,000 or more: 169
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 19027:
$100 to $149: 276
$150 to $199: 269
$250 to $299: 170
$300 to $349: 147
$400 to $449: 147
$450 to $499: 1,928
$500 to $549: 153
$550 to $599: 185
$600 to $649: 327
$650 to $699: 239
$700 to $749: 721
$750 to $799: 1,564
$800 to $899: 1,267
$900 to $999: 1,616
$1,000 to $1,249: 716
$1,250 to $1,499: 899
$1,500 to $1,999: 467
$2,000 or more: 232
No cash rent: 252
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $187,606.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $312,599
Black or African American householders: $242,498
Asian householders: $315,175
Some other race householders: $259,610
Two or more races householders: $298,983
Hispanic or Latino householders: $307,263
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $295,120
19027:
$295,120
Pennsylvania:
$165,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $224,240 - $372,436
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $381,578
Here:
$381,578
State:
$224,409
Townhouses or other attached units: $289,624
Here:
$289,624
State:
$162,106
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,044
Here:
$148,044
State:
$234,874
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,542
One, attached: 1,564
Two: 610
3 or 4: 1,759
5 to 9: 461
10 to 19: 1,716
20 to 49: 532
50 or more: 2,226
Mobile homes: 188
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 6,891 (73%)
Carpooled: 869 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 850 (9%)
Subway or elevated: 426 (5%)
Railroad: 615 (6%)
Taxi: 395 (4%)
Bicycle: 129 (1%)
Walked: 620 (7%)
Other means: 127 (1%)
Worked at home: 506 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 634
5 to 9 minutes: 644
10 to 14 minutes: 1,035
15 to 19 minutes: 903
20 to 24 minutes: 1,118
25 to 29 minutes: 710
30 to 34 minutes: 1,467
35 to 39 minutes: 464
40 to 44 minutes: 782
45 to 59 minutes: 1,455
60 to 89 minutes: 762
90 or more minutes: 423
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,134
In family households: 16,301 (3,931 male householders, 1,332 female householders)
4,080 spouses, 5,815 children (5,414 natural, 246 adopted, 155 stepchildren), 340 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 314 other relatives, 263 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,833 (933 male householders (702 living alone)), 1,492 female householders (1,381 living alone)), 408 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 193 (138 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,248 2-persons, 1,124 3-persons, 857 4-persons, 478 5-persons, 367 6-persons, 503 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,006 1-person, 827 2-persons, 95 3-persons
2,593 married couples with children.
1,890 single-parent households (1,094 men, 796 women).
85.6% of residents of 19027 zip code speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% very well, 57% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
16.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% very well, 24% well, 24% not well, 9% not at all).
31.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 20% well, 25% not well, 25% not at all).
8.4% of residents speak other language at home (97% very well, 3% well).
Foreign born population: 2,933 (16.4%) (43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
16.4%
Whole state:
5.7%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Korea (34%)
India (7%)
Jamaica (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Germany (4%)
Haiti (3%)
Mexico (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,282
1990 to 1999: 612
1980 to 1989: 584
Before 1980: 664
Races in zip code 19027:
White population: 9,747 Black population: 5,597 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 2,627 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 1,044 Two or more races population: 775 Hispanic or Latino population: 769
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 19027 not listed on the city page:
ELKINS PARK SCH (Students: 708; Grades: 05 - 06)
MCKINLEY SCH (Students: 658; Grades: KG - 06)
MYERS EL SCH (Students: 379; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 8310 BROOKSIDE ROAD, ELKINS PARK, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
ST PAULS CHURCH EARLY CHLD CTR (Students: 72; Location: 7805 OLD YORK RD, ELKINS PARK, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
FIRST SEASON (Students: 24; Location: 724 MARTIN ROAD, ELKINS PARK, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ASHBOURNE CLEANERS (7902-04 MONTGOMERY AVENUE in ELKINS PARK, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WOO, HOWARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
BIELLO AUTO PARTS (7875 MILL RD in ELKINS PARK, PA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BIELLO, TONY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIELLO, TONY AUTO PARTS
BIELLO AUTO PARTS INC (CHURCH & MILL RDS in ELKINS PARK, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, EXCEPT REPAIR AND CARWASHES
ANGELS CLEANERS (8110C OLD YORK RD in ELKINS PARK, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: KIM SU YUN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ANGELS CLNR SVC
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Coal or coke (5%)
No fuel used (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Wood (2%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,294
Northeast: 1,628
Midwest: 517
South: 1,104
West: 217
64% of the 19027 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 991
Here:
33.7%
Pennsylvania:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 579
Here:
32.7%
Pennsylvania:
12.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 870
Here:
39.8%
Pennsylvania:
38.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TRI-STATE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION (7401 OLD YORK ROAD in ELKINS PARK, PA; small business) : $30,516,344 in 101 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Maintenance Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, and moreby Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $15,570,596; 2001: $-7,826,995; 2002: $8,630,215; 2003: $1,872,658; 2004: $2,004,548; 2005: $4,158,734; 2006: $-4,000.
Biggest contracts:
$15,420,855 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Taking place in CT. Signed on 2000-11-30. Completion date: 2002-11-19.
$6,071,700 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 1999-10-28. Completion date: 2000-11-01.
$5,569,990 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2001-06-20. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
$2,500,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2002-11-21. Completion date: 2003-11-01.
IMPULSE CONSTRUCTION INC (7401 OLD YORK ROAD in ELKINS PARK, PA; small business) : $940,765 in 6 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $408,724; 2001: $495,448; 2002: $40,000; 2003: $-3,407; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$495,448 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Taking place in DE. Signed on 2001-07-25. Completion date: 2001-06-04.
$260,936 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Taking place in NJ. Signed on 2000-06-02. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
$147,788 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2000-12-29. Completion date: 2001-06-27.
$36,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOME (8360 OLD YORK ROAD in ELKINS PARK, PA) : $905,556 in 26 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees, Educational Services, Electric Services, Guard Services, and moreby Army, Navy, Public Buildings Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others Signed by year:2000: $40,068; 2001: $118,920; 2002: $301,715; 2003: $83,775; 2004: $181,166; 2005: $148,107; 2006: $31,805.
Biggest contracts:
$166,622 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2002-05-14. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$135,093, same as above.Signed on 2002-09-05. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$118,920, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-26. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$57,000 with Navy for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2004-07-28. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
FRANKLIN BOOK CO , INC (7804 MONTGOMERY AVENUE in ELKINS PARK, PA; small business) : $587,128 in 13 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Automated News Services, Data Services, or Other Information Services. Buying data, the electronic equivalent of books, periodicals, newspapers, etc., Books and Pamphlets, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous by Patent and Trademark Office/Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, Army Signed by year:2000: $175,000; 2001: $109,000; 2002: $212,500; 2003: $37,000; 2004: $56,100; 2005: $-2,472; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$198,000 with Patent and Trademark Office/Under Secretary for Intellectual Property for Automated News Services, Data Services, or Other Information Services. Buying data, the electronic equivalent of books, periodicals, newspapers, etc.. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$100,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$99,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$75,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-01-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
CETRA, INC. (7312 OAK AVENUE in MELROSE PARK, PA; small business) : $567,425 in 11 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language), Other Management Support Services by SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $39,220; 2003: $0; 2004: $94,500; 2005: $295,919; 2006: $137,786.
Biggest contracts:
$177,786 with SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION for Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language). Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$148,400 with Army for Translation and Interpreting Services(Including Sign Language). Signed on 2005-09-02. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$94,500, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-26. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
$94,500, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-29. Completion date: 2004-08-20.
WISE WEB SOFTWARE (7905 RODGERS RD in ELKINS PARK, VA; small business)
$70,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2003-02-04. Completion date: 2003-07-20.
HUNTER CHEMICAL LLC (7425 OLD YORK ROAD, SUITE in ELKINS PARK, PA; small business) : $9,220 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$5,516 with Defense Logistics Agency for Chemicals. Signed on 2004-12-16. Completion date: 2005-03-30.
$3,704, same as above.Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2005-03-13.
JEWISH RECONSTRUCTIONIST FEDER (7804 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, # in ELKINS PARK, PA)
$8,775 with Army for Books and Pamphlets. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-10-05.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 6 establishments, 5-9 employees: 10 establishments, 1-4 employees: 23 establishments)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 3, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 10)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (100-249: 2)