Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 47,910
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 169,177
Renter-occupied apartments: 53,836 (it was 49,548 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 607 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 1034 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.1%), Retail trade (10.8%), Manufacturing (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 85%
- Government: 9%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 44.0 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 308,413 | ![]() |
Females: 319,857 | ![]() |

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Bucks County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $93,767 ($59,727 in 1999)
This county: | $93,767 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,132 (lower quartile is $859, upper quartile is $1,458)
This county: | $1132 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $344,300 (it was $161,900 in 2000)
Bucks: | $344,300 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,138Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $780
Institutionalized population: 5,275
Health of residents in Bucks County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.75.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
99.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
76.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 2590 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 1998: 2667 buildings, average cost: $114,400
- 1999: 2708 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2000: 2368 buildings, average cost: $138,000
- 2001: 1878 buildings, average cost: $146,900
- 2002: 2311 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2003: 2142 buildings, average cost: $137,300
- 2004: 2078 buildings, average cost: $144,500
- 2005: 1892 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2006: 1470 buildings, average cost: $187,400
- 2007: 1072 buildings, average cost: $180,100
- 2008: 848 buildings, average cost: $184,100
- 2009: 459 buildings, average cost: $191,600
- 2010: 444 buildings, average cost: $176,500
- 2011: 416 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2012: 554 buildings, average cost: $169,400
- 2013: 834 buildings, average cost: $170,400
- 2014: 751 buildings, average cost: $182,400
- 2015: 905 buildings, average cost: $219,400
- 2016: 944 buildings, average cost: $221,800
- 2017: 935 buildings, average cost: $248,000
- 2018: 834 buildings, average cost: $262,800
- 2019: 654 buildings, average cost: $254,800
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%)
Bucks County: | 5.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 44.0 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 45.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 32.7 years old, American Indian residents: 45.2 years old, Asian residents: 39.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.4 years old, Other race residents: 34.8 years old)
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
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Here: | 5.3% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
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)
Bucks County: | 10.8% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- 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
Here: | 67.9% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bucks County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 321,963 | 41 |
Mainline Protestant | 61,154 | 157 |
Evangelical Protestant | 29,487 | 140 |
Other | 16,159 | 46 |
Orthodox | 777 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 403 | 6 |
None | 195,306 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Bucks County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Bucks County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Bucks County: | 8.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Bucks County: | 23.3% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 13.9% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Bucks County:
Average size of farms: 84 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $67,219
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $995.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.54%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59,638
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61,622
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.38%
Corn for grain: 13927 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2885 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7392 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,532 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 522 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bucks County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 225.1 miles away from Bucks County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 258.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 302.2 miles away from Bucks County center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Bucks County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Blizzard: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 210,639 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 20,434 (7.7%)
- Bus: 2,590 (1.0%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 294 (0.1%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 648 (0.2%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 56 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,362 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 342 (0.1%)
- Walked: 4,042 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 23,976 (9.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- India (17%)
- Ukraine (8%)
- Mexico (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Russia (4%)
- Korea (3%)
- Liberia (3%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (11%)
- Italian (10%)
- American (6%)
- Polish (5%)
- English (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 4,201 people in nursing homes
- 1,203 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 798 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 539 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 482 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 456 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 366 people in other group homes
- 236 people in religious group quarters
- 135 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 128 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 116 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 91 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 89 people in other workers' dormitories
- 43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 30 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 23 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 21 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 21 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 17 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 10 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
People in group quarters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 3,569 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,569 people in college/university student housing
- 748 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 747 people in group homes intended for adults
- 490 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 291 people in correctional residential facilities
- 261 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 152 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 139 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 130 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 99 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 38 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
4.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($77,673 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.77% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, PA | ![]() |
from Mercer County, NJ | ![]() |
from Burlington County, NJ | ![]() |
from Lehigh County, PA | ![]() |
from Delaware County, PA | ![]() |
from Middlesex County, NJ | ![]() |
4.92% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($103,811 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.92% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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to Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
to Mercer County, NJ | ![]() |
to Lehigh County, PA | ![]() |
to Burlington County, NJ | ![]() |
to Chester County, PA | ![]() |
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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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 95,283 (82,921 aged, 12,362 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,916 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (6,952)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,494)
- Unspecified dementia (5,699)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,663)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (4,523)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3,151)
- Congestive heart failure (2,924)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,674)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,540)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (2,206)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,605
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 187
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,955
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,088
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 820
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 62
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,962
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 7.5
- Other - 11.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 106.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 46.9
- Suffocation - 27.9
- Poisoning - 23.2
- Other - 8.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 628,270- 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:
Births: 36,850Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 26,130
Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5,332
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,542
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 54.62 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)
Here: | 7.3 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Bucks County: | 91.0% |
State average: | 87.6% |
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
- 38.6%Utility gas
- 29.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.5%Electricity
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 51.6%Electricity
- 32.5%Utility gas
- 11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.1%Wood
- 0.1%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 11.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 33.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Bucks County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,164,000
- Charges - Other: $46,416,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,118,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $22,104,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $164,448,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $76,298,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,039,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $46,567,000
Corrections - Other: $25,297,000
General - Other: $23,956,000
Police Protection: $21,378,000
Central Staff Services: $20,661,000
Health - Other: $17,386,000
General Public Buildings: $11,303,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,043,000
Libraries: $6,765,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,966,000
Financial Administration: $3,814,000
Regular Highways: $3,642,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $605,000
Natural Resources - Other: $429,000
Local Fire Protection: $383,000
Solid Waste Management: $186,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $20,855,000
Highways: $72,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,285,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $3,415,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $272,254,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $205,234,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,020,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $25,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,586,000
Interest Earnings: $635,000
Sale of Property: $238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $143,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
General - Other: $102,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $46,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,769,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,047,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $131,057,000
Public Welfare: $49,702,000
Other: $37,583,000
Highways: $867,000
Housing and Community Development: $464,000
- Tax - Property: $194,047,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $153,262,000
Bucks County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,164,000
- Charges - Other: $46,416,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,118,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $22,104,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $164,448,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $76,298,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,039,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $46,567,000
Corrections - Other: $25,297,000
General - Other: $23,956,000
Police Protection: $21,378,000
Central Staff Services: $20,661,000
Health - Other: $17,386,000
General Public Buildings: $11,303,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,043,000
Libraries: $6,765,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,966,000
Financial Administration: $3,814,000
Regular Highways: $3,642,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $605,000
Natural Resources - Other: $429,000
Local Fire Protection: $383,000
Solid Waste Management: $186,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $20,855,000
Highways: $72,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,285,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $3,415,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $272,254,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $205,234,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,020,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $25,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,586,000
Interest Earnings: $635,000
Sale of Property: $238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $143,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
General - Other: $102,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $46,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,769,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,047,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $131,057,000
Public Welfare: $49,702,000
Other: $37,583,000
Highways: $867,000
Housing and Community Development: $464,000
- Tax - Property: $194,047,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $153,262,000
Bucks County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,164,000
- Charges - Other: $46,416,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,118,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $22,104,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $164,448,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $76,298,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,039,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $46,567,000
Corrections - Other: $25,297,000
General - Other: $23,956,000
Police Protection: $21,378,000
Central Staff Services: $20,661,000
Health - Other: $17,386,000
General Public Buildings: $11,303,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,043,000
Libraries: $6,765,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,966,000
Financial Administration: $3,814,000
Regular Highways: $3,642,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $605,000
Natural Resources - Other: $429,000
Local Fire Protection: $383,000
Solid Waste Management: $186,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $20,855,000
Highways: $72,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,285,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $3,415,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $272,254,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $205,234,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,020,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $25,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,586,000
Interest Earnings: $635,000
Sale of Property: $238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $143,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
General - Other: $102,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $46,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,769,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,047,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $131,057,000
Public Welfare: $49,702,000
Other: $37,583,000
Highways: $867,000
Housing and Community Development: $464,000
- Tax - Property: $194,047,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $153,262,000
Bucks County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $43,164,000
- Charges - Other: $46,416,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,118,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $22,104,000
Housing and Community Development: $128,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $164,448,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $76,298,000
Correctional Institutions: $52,039,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $46,567,000
Corrections - Other: $25,297,000
General - Other: $23,956,000
Police Protection: $21,378,000
Central Staff Services: $20,661,000
Health - Other: $17,386,000
General Public Buildings: $11,303,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,043,000
Libraries: $6,765,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,966,000
Financial Administration: $3,814,000
Regular Highways: $3,642,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $605,000
Natural Resources - Other: $429,000
Local Fire Protection: $383,000
Solid Waste Management: $186,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $20,855,000
Highways: $72,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,285,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $3,415,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $272,254,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $205,234,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $67,020,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $25,442,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,586,000
Interest Earnings: $635,000
Sale of Property: $238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $143,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
General - Other: $102,000
Correctional Institutions: $63,000
Health - Other: $46,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,769,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,047,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $131,057,000
Public Welfare: $49,702,000
Other: $37,583,000
Highways: $867,000
Housing and Community Development: $464,000
- Tax - Property: $194,047,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $153,262,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 136 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,149 | $229,767 | 3,455 | $262,943 | 18,533 | $237,355 | 1,535 | $91,827 | 19 | $3,620,947 | 569 | $203,578 | 64 | $57,422 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 80 | $236,075 | 320 | $308,541 | 1,581 | $243,061 | 171 | $64,135 | 1 | $300,000 | 40 | $189,775 | 40 | $65,075 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 241 | $223,568 | 480 | $246,244 | 5,495 | $247,467 | 730 | $67,201 | 3 | $1,308,333 | 237 | $166,333 | 110 | $60,400 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 247 | $224,826 | 465 | $260,912 | 4,078 | $245,529 | 226 | $131,252 | 0 | $0 | 104 | $202,721 | 11 | $48,909 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 54 | $254,537 | 115 | $268,487 | 991 | $244,456 | 80 | $111,338 | 0 | $0 | 33 | $194,788 | 11 | $59,636 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 132 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 505 | $270,461 | 384 | $271,641 | 2 | $151,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 147 | $250,388 | 178 | $282,079 | 2 | $310,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 84 | $255,262 | 96 | $271,875 | 1 | $203,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 29 | $291,448 | 45 | $279,178 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 16 | $310,750 | 10 | $348,900 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Bucks County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 3,651 | 73.8 years |
Mary | 3,206 | 80.6 years |
William | 2,986 | 74.0 years |
Joseph | 2,168 | 73.5 years |
Robert | 1,835 | 70.5 years |
Anna | 1,812 | 82.6 years |
Margaret | 1,761 | 79.8 years |
Helen | 1,748 | 80.7 years |
Charles | 1,709 | 74.7 years |
James | 1,610 | 71.1 years |
Most common last names in Bucks County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 789 | 77.5 years |
Miller | 556 | 77.5 years |
Brown | 388 | 75.9 years |
Johnson | 386 | 77.0 years |
Jones | 307 | 74.4 years |
Williams | 279 | 76.1 years |
Davis | 272 | 77.0 years |
Wilson | 255 | 76.6 years |
Moyer | 248 | 78.2 years |
Taylor | 233 | 77.1 years |
Businesses in Bucks County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 40 | Kroger | 2 | |
ALDI | 3 | LA Fitness | 2 | |
ALDO | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 6 | |
AMF Bowling | 1 | Lane Bryant | 3 | |
AT&T | 5 | Lane Furniture | 5 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Macy's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 6 | Marriott | 4 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | Marshalls | 2 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 47 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Applebee's | 5 | Mazda | 2 | |
Arby's | 3 | McDonald's | 20 | |
Ashley Furniture | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 4 | |
AutoZone | 5 | Motherhood Maternity | 6 | |
Avenue | 2 | New Balance | 13 | |
BMW | 1 | New York & Co | 2 | |
Bally Total Fitness | 1 | Nike | 37 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Nissan | 4 | |
Barnes & Noble | 2 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 4 | Old Country Buffet | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | Old Navy | 2 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | On The Border | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 8 | Outback | 1 | |
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 2 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
Burger King | 11 | Panera Bread | 3 | |
CVS | 23 | Papa John's Pizza | 5 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 2 | Pathmark | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Payless | 7 | |
Catherines | 1 | Penske | 5 | |
Charlotte Russe | 2 | PetSmart | 4 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 3 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 5 | Pizza Hut | 6 | |
Chico's | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 4 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 4 | RadioShack | 11 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Ramada | 2 | |
Cricket Wireless | 10 | Raymour & Flanigan | 3 | |
Curves | 8 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
DHL | 5 | Red Robin | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 8 | Red Roof Inn | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 26 | |
Deb | 3 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 17 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 2 | |
Dennys | 1 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 6 | SONIC Drive-In | 4 | |
DressBarn | 2 | Safeway | 4 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 36 | Sears | 12 | |
Express | 2 | Sephora | 1 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Sheraton | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 6 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 4 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
FedEx | 96 | Sprint Nextel | 10 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Staples | 6 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 4 | Starbucks | 19 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Subaru | 4 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Subway | 28 | |
GNC | 15 | Superfresh | 2 | |
GameStop | 12 | T-Mobile | 21 | |
Gap | 5 | T.G.I. Driday's | 3 | |
Giant | 13 | T.J.Maxx | 3 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Talbots | 2 | |
H&M | 1 | Target | 3 | |
H&R Block | 13 | The Limited | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | The Room Place | 5 | |
Hilton | 4 | Torrid | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 5 | Toyota | 3 | |
Hollister Co. | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 6 | |
Home Depot | 4 | True Value | 4 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 19 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | UPS | 121 | |
Hyundai | 3 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
IHOP | 3 | Vans | 6 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 2 | |
Jones New York | 10 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
Journeys | 2 | Vons | 4 | |
Justice | 5 | Walgreens | 7 | |
KFC | 3 | Walmart | 5 | |
Kmart | 6 | Wendy's | 9 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Kohl's | 5 | YMCA | 6 |
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 (PM2.5) 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+)"