Living in Upper Merion Area School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 15,818 households are located in Upper Merion Area School District area. Among them, 4,006 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,943 and 7,295 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (3,620) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (7,204) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Upper Merion Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	15,818
Population	36,063
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,006 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,943
Total Students	7,295
Pre-Kindergarten	721
Kindergarten	393
Grade 1-8	2,947
Grade 9-12	1,263
College/Graduate School	1,971
Veterans	29,426
Non-citizen	3,620
Non-English Home Language	7,204
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,050 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,523 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,468 people are in civilian labor force and 55 are in armed labor force. 20,675 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Upper Merion Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,524	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,336	79.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,164	5.67%
Public transportation	1,025	4.99%
Walked	363	1.77%
Other method	248	1.21%
Worked from home	1,388	6.76%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,675	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,362	54.96%
Service	2,170	10.50%
Sales and office	4,462	21.58%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,022	4.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,659	8.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,675	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	9	0.04%
Construction	1,048	5.07%
Manufacturing	2,133	10.32%
Wholesale trade	625	3.02%
Retail trade	2,397	11.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	620	3.00%
Information	597	2.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,107	10.19%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,312	20.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,981	19.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,513	7.32%
Other services, except public administration	768	3.71%
Public administration	565	2.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,675	-
Private wage and salary workers	18,598	89.95%
Government workers	1,297	6.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	773	3.74%
Unpaid family workers	7	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $119,139 for the 15,818 households in Upper Merion Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $53,593. 34,698 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.30%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,818	-
Less than $10,000	563	3.56%
$10,000 - $14,999	229	1.45%
$15,000 - $24,999	801	5.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	712	4.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,455	9.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,334	14.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,571	16.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,249	20.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,695	10.72%
More than $200,000	2,209	13.97%
Median Household Income	$91,393	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$119,139	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,352	-
Less than $10,000	147	1.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	75	0.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	179	1.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	313	3.35%
$35,000 - $49,999	539	5.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,129	12.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,780	19.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,218	23.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,267	13.55%
More than $200,000	1,705	18.23%

Median Family Income	$110,784	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$141,454	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$53,593	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$73,159	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$73,159	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,033	-
With health insurance coverage	34,698	96.30%
Public coverage	8,731	24.23%
Private health insurance	30,780	85.42%
Without health insurance coverage	1,335	3.70%

Housing

There are 17,006 housing units in Upper Merion Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 15,818 units (93.01%) occupied. 9,734 houses (61.54%) are occupied by owner and 6,084 houses (38.46%) are rented. The average housing value is $327,400 and the average rental cost is $1,425. 619 houses (3.64%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,787 houses (16.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,006	-
Occupied	15,818	93.01%
Owner Occupied	9,734	61.54%
Renter Occupied	6,084	38.46%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,641	44.93%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,332	19.59%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,029	35.45%
Mobile Homes	4	0.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,006	-
Built 2014 or later	619	3.64%
Built 2010 - 2013	136	0.80%
Built 2000 - 2009	913	5.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,862	10.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,785	10.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,854	16.78%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,919	17.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,131	18.41%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,787	16.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,006	-
1 room	547	3.22%
2 rooms	545	3.20%
3 rooms	2,021	11.88%
4 rooms	2,416	14.21%
5 rooms	1,776	10.44%
6 rooms	2,534	14.90%
7 rooms	2,465	14.49%
8 rooms	1,871	11.00%
9 rooms or more	2,831	16.65%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,006	-
no bedroom	656	3.86%
1 bedroom	2,476	14.56%
2 bedrooms	3,829	22.52%
3 bedrooms	5,761	33.88%
4 bedrooms	3,543	20.83%
5 bedrooms or more	741	4.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,734	-
Less than $50,000	85	0.87%
$50,000 - $99,999	75	0.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	287	2.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	750	7.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,903	29.82%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,048	41.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,377	14.15%
$1,000,000 or more	209	2.15%
Median House Value	$327,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,945	-
Less than $500	77	1.30%
$500 - $999	765	12.87%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,483	41.77%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,775	29.86%
$2,000 - $2,499	586	9.86%
$2,500 - $2,999	214	3.60%
$3,000 or more	45	0.76%
Median Rental Costs	$1,425	-

Demographic

A total of 36,223 people lives in Upper Merion Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 18,404 male and 17,819 female. The males to female ratio is 50.81 to 49.19. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	36,223	-
Male	18,404	50.81%
Female	17,819	49.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,223	-
Under 5 years	2,188	6.04%
5 - 9 years	1,865	5.15%
10 - 14 years	1,746	4.82%
15 - 19 years	1,518	4.19%
20 - 24 years	2,051	5.66%
25 - 34 years	6,924	19.11%
35 - 44 years	5,070	14.00%
45 - 54 years	4,389	12.12%
55 - 59 years	2,448	6.76%
60 - 64 years	1,980	5.47%
65 - 74 years	3,459	9.55%
75 - 84 years	1,953	5.39%
85 years and older	632	1.74%
Median Age	37.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,223	-
One Race	35,363	97.63%
White	27,081	74.76%
Black or African American	2,125	5.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	5,787	15.98%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	370	1.02%

Two or more races	860	2.37%
White and Black or African American	173	0.48%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.32%
White and Asian	312	0.86%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.07%

Living in Upper Merion Area School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic