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Cheltenham Township School District Overview

Arcadia University located in Cheltenham Township School District area. A total of 14,785 households are located in Cheltenham Township School District area. Among them, 4,257 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.03 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,059 and 11,413 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.25% (1,859) of residents are non-citizens and 13.35% (4,727) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Cheltenham Township School District, Pennsylvania
Household	14,785
Population	35,408
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,257 (28.79%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,059
Total Students	11,413
Pre-Kindergarten	764
Kindergarten	234
Grade 1-8	3,594
Grade 9-12	1,951
College/Graduate School	4,870
Veterans	29,709
Non-citizen	1,859
Non-English Home Language	4,727
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

30,786 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,456 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,423 people are in civilian labor force and 33 are in armed labor force. 19,466 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Cheltenham Township School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,117	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,905	67.51%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,074	5.62%
Public transportation	3,187	16.67%
Walked	697	3.65%
Other method	198	1.04%
Worked from home	1,056	5.52%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,466	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,084	56.94%
Service	2,473	12.70%
Sales and office	3,939	20.24%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	953	4.90%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,017	5.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,466	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	29	0.15%
Construction	652	3.35%
Manufacturing	1,105	5.68%
Wholesale trade	479	2.46%
Retail trade	1,650	8.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	620	3.19%
Information	432	2.22%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,778	9.13%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,897	14.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,860	35.24%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,336	6.86%
Other services, except public administration	959	4.93%
Public administration	669	3.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,466	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,137	82.90%
Government workers	2,096	10.77%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,191	6.12%
Unpaid family workers	42	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $115,463 for the 14,785 households in Cheltenham Township School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $45,312. 35,612 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.84%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,785	-
Less than $10,000	910	6.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	305	2.06%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,186	8.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	805	5.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,453	9.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,921	12.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,982	13.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,551	17.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,677	11.34%
More than $200,000	1,995	13.49%
Median Household Income	$85,217	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$115,463	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,240	-
Less than $10,000	285	3.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	136	1.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	296	3.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	232	2.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	696	7.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,235	13.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,210	13.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,002	21.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,346	14.57%
More than $200,000	1,802	19.50%

Median Family Income	$112,432	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$143,825	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,312	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$71,467	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$71,467	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,773	-
With health insurance coverage	35,612	96.84%
Public coverage	10,192	27.72%
Private health insurance	30,787	83.72%
Without health insurance coverage	1,161	3.16%

Housing

There are 16,012 housing units in Cheltenham Township School District area, Pennsylvania with 14,785 units (92.34%) occupied. 9,482 houses (64.13%) are occupied by owner and 5,303 houses (35.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $278,400 and the average rental cost is $1,180. 207 houses (1.29%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,603 houses (41.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,012	-
Occupied	14,785	92.34%
Owner Occupied	9,482	64.13%
Renter Occupied	5,303	35.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,603	47.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,228	13.91%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,124	38.25%
Mobile Homes	57	0.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,012	-
Built 2014 or later	207	1.29%
Built 2010 - 2013	162	1.01%
Built 2000 - 2009	440	2.75%
Built 1990 - 1999	519	3.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	819	5.11%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,265	7.90%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,354	14.70%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,643	22.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,603	41.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,012	-
1 room	482	3.01%
2 rooms	728	4.55%
3 rooms	1,683	10.51%
4 rooms	2,116	13.22%
5 rooms	1,495	9.34%
6 rooms	2,031	12.68%
7 rooms	2,328	14.54%
8 rooms	2,086	13.03%
9 rooms or more	3,063	19.13%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,012	-
no bedroom	486	3.04%
1 bedroom	2,733	17.07%
2 bedrooms	3,251	20.30%
3 bedrooms	4,992	31.18%
4 bedrooms	3,155	19.70%
5 bedrooms or more	1,395	8.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,482	-
Less than $50,000	203	2.14%
$50,000 - $99,999	312	3.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	442	4.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,015	10.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,472	36.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,651	38.50%
$500,000 - $999,999	373	3.93%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.15%
Median House Value	$278,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,191	-
Less than $500	14	0.27%
$500 - $999	1,399	26.95%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,605	50.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	782	15.06%
$2,000 - $2,499	358	6.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	33	0.64%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,180	-

Demographic

A total of 37,171 people lives in Cheltenham Township School District area, Pennsylvania with 16,991 male and 20,180 female. The males to female ratio is 45.71 to 54.29. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,171	-
Male	16,991	45.71%
Female	20,180	54.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,171	-
Under 5 years	1,640	4.41%
5 - 9 years	1,771	4.76%
10 - 14 years	2,437	6.56%
15 - 19 years	3,030	8.15%
20 - 24 years	3,332	8.96%
25 - 34 years	4,352	11.71%
35 - 44 years	4,178	11.24%
45 - 54 years	4,502	12.11%
55 - 59 years	2,544	6.84%
60 - 64 years	2,735	7.36%
65 - 74 years	3,835	10.32%
75 - 84 years	1,696	4.56%
85 years and older	1,119	3.01%
Median Age	39.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,171	-
One Race	35,628	95.85%
White	19,275	51.85%
Black or African American	12,878	34.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	242	0.65%
Asian	2,557	6.88%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.09%
Other	643	1.73%

Two or more races	1,543	4.15%
White and Black or African American	508	1.37%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	52	0.14%
White and Asian	441	1.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	113	0.30%