Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 522,86783.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 35,6595.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 32,4795.2%Asian alone
  • 24,9914.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 10,9161.7%Two or more races
  • 9520.2%Some other race alone
  • 4060.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $420,335

Here:	$420,335
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,202

Here:	$290,202
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $251,486

Here:	$251,486
State:	$189,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $241,420

Here:	$241,420
State:	$200,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $297,440

Here:	$297,440
State:	$294,099

Mobile homes: $54,537

Here:	$54,537
State:	$62,605

Health of residents in Bucks County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,189 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,982 (1.5%)

Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bucks County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.

Cities in this county include: Levittown, Morrisville, Croydon, Bristol, Quakertown, Perkasie, Fairless Hills, Doylestown, Richboro, Feasterville-Trevose.

2018 air pollution in Bucks County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Jefferson County, Ohio , Jefferson County, Nebraska , Perry County , Randolph County, Indiana , Page County, Iowa , Taylor County, Iowa .

Current college students: 28,682
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 67,630 (64.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 14,8922010 or later
• 16,2822000 to 2009
• 18,1561990 to 1999
• 8,3121980 to 1989
• 4,8071970 to 1979
• 8,747Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 156,883
• One, attached: 40,752
• Two: 5,350
• 3 or 4: 6,669
• 5 to 9: 10,590
• 10 to 19: 9,653
• 20 to 49: 7,590
• 50 or more: 8,630
• Mobile homes: 6,128

Housing units in Bucks County with a mortgage: 125,529 (2,385 second mortgage, 20,987 home equity loan, 978 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59,845

Religion statistics for Bucks County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bucks County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4267: March 23, 2016, FEMA Id: 4267, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 04, 2014 to February 20, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3367: February 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 3367, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4099: January 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4099, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($77,673 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,159 average AGI)

Bucks County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.03%

2.72% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($37,782 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($38,733 average AGI)

Bucks County:	2.03%
Pennsylvania average:	1.90%

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.13% ($62,218 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA	0.98% ($70,744)
from Mercer County, NJ	0.30% ($89,508)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.11% ($69,408)
from Lehigh County, PA	0.10% ($54,275)
from Delaware County, PA	0.09% ($98,450)
from Middlesex County, NJ	0.08% ($84,700)

4.92% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($103,811 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,129 average AGI)

Bucks County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.04%

2.54% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($52,994 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($49,688 average AGI)

Bucks County:	2.35%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Montgomery County, PA	1.00% ($70,296 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.81% ($53,169)
to Mercer County, NJ	0.15% ($57,929)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.15% ($54,032)
to Burlington County, NJ	0.12% ($67,439)
to Chester County, PA	0.11% ($82,144)
to Delaware County, PA	0.08% ($59,336)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 4.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bucks County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 124,238 (24,629 living alone), Female householders: 116,253 (35,084 living alone)

• 135,064 spouses (133,813 opposite-sex spouses), 14,638 unmarried partners, (14,000 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 181,591 children (171,671 natural, 3,106 adopted, 6,814 stepchildren), 13,217 grandchildren, 4,188 brothers or sisters, 9,943 parents, 481 foster children, 6,611 other relatives, 12,834 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,212

Size of family households: 72,407 2-persons, 38,431 3-persons, 34,793 4-persons, 14,555 5-persons, 4,214 6-persons, 2,624 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 59,713 1-person, 12,089 2-persons, 998 3-persons, 468 4-persons, 199 5-persons.

88,837 married couples with children.
23,308 single-parent households (7,495 men, 15,813 women).

87.2% of residents of Bucks speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,692,694,000 ($4,360 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $254,958,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,393,033,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $692,446,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,369,000
Federal grants: $263,334,000
Federal procurement contracts: $251,210,000 ($210,139,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $89,302,000 ($2,689,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,160,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $237,557,000
Federal Government insurance: $694,738,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 54.62 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

• Year house built in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• 6,4862014 or later
• 3,3842010 to 2013
• 23,1612000 to 2009
• 31,1151990 to 1999
• 38,4221980 to 1989
• 43,8451970 to 1979
• 28,7611960 to 1969
• 41,1591950 to 1959
• 8,9521940 to 1949
• 26,9601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 3222 rooms
• 1,9363 rooms
• 8,2724 rooms
• 20,8385 rooms
• 31,9206 rooms
• 35,5787 rooms
• 31,7928 rooms
• 54,7169+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• 1,3941 room
• 2,2812 rooms
• 15,3763 rooms
• 17,2334 rooms
• 9,0595 rooms
• 5,4546 rooms
• 2,0197 rooms
• 1,2078 rooms
• 1,0949+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• 164no bedroom
• 2,1861 bedroom
• 23,7382 bedrooms
• 77,7083 bedrooms
• 69,0904 bedrooms
• 12,4885+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• 1,582no bedroom
• 21,0271 bedroom
• 21,6752 bedrooms
• 8,2173 bedrooms
• 2,2794 bedrooms
• 3375+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bucks County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 3,827no vehicle
• 39,7601 vehicle
• 85,1132 vehicles
• 34,4723 vehicles
• 17,0814 vehicles
• 5,1215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bucks County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,012no vehicle
• 28,9871 vehicle
• 13,8802 vehicles
• 2,8113 vehicles
• 1,1214 vehicles
• 3065+ vehicles

91.0% of Bucks County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 404,603
• Other state: 148,944
• Northeast: 105,261
• Midwest: 13,064
• South: 21,731
• West: 8,888

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,964
• Number of aged recipients: 900
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,064
• Number of recipients under 18: 677
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,459
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,828
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,566
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,769

Bucks County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"