Ursinus's Living Circumstances

Perkiomen Valley School District Overview

Ursinus College located in Perkiomen Valley School District area. A total of 12,382 households are located in Perkiomen Valley School District area. Among them, 4,718 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,876 and 10,815 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.60% (871) of residents are non-citizens and 8.77% (2,940) 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 Perkiomen Valley School District, Pennsylvania
Household	12,382
Population	33,510
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,718 (38.10%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,876
Total Students	10,815
Pre-Kindergarten	569
Kindergarten	474
Grade 1-8	4,235
Grade 9-12	2,044
College/Graduate School	3,493
Veterans	30,347
Non-citizen	871
Non-English Home Language	2,940
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

31,298 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,014 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,995 people are in civilian labor force and 19 are in armed labor force. 19,100 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Perkiomen Valley School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,752	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,991	79.94%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,011	5.39%
Public transportation	228	1.22%
Walked	501	2.67%
Other method	278	1.48%
Worked from home	1,743	9.30%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,100	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,526	49.87%
Service	2,519	13.19%
Sales and office	4,578	23.97%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,168	6.12%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,309	6.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,100	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	68	0.36%
Construction	900	4.71%
Manufacturing	2,702	14.15%
Wholesale trade	559	2.93%
Retail trade	1,724	9.03%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	522	2.73%
Information	434	2.27%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,248	11.77%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,853	14.94%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,318	22.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,292	6.76%
Other services, except public administration	961	5.03%
Public administration	519	2.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,100	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,688	87.37%
Government workers	1,620	8.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	779	4.08%
Unpaid family workers	13	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $132,281 for the 12,382 households in Perkiomen Valley School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $49,150. 34,129 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.68%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,382	-
Less than $10,000	233	1.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	219	1.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	371	3.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	541	4.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,024	8.27%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,603	12.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,653	13.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,840	22.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,889	15.26%
More than $200,000	2,009	16.23%
Median Household Income	$107,314	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$132,281	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,553	-
Less than $10,000	97	1.02%
$10,000 - $14,999	84	0.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	183	1.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	303	3.17%
$35,000 - $49,999	619	6.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	952	9.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,357	14.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,395	25.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,684	17.63%
More than $200,000	1,879	19.67%

Median Family Income	$121,398	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$148,215	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$49,150	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$77,102	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$77,102	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,302	-
With health insurance coverage	34,129	96.68%
Public coverage	7,221	20.45%
Private health insurance	31,108	88.12%
Without health insurance coverage	1,173	3.32%

Housing

There are 13,006 housing units in Perkiomen Valley School District area, Pennsylvania with 12,382 units (95.20%) occupied. 10,791 houses (87.15%) are occupied by owner and 1,591 houses (12.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $303,400 and the average rental cost is $1,244. 165 houses (1.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,458 houses (11.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,006	-
Occupied	12,382	95.20%
Owner Occupied	10,791	87.15%
Renter Occupied	1,591	12.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,257	63.49%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,425	26.33%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,305	10.03%
Mobile Homes	19	0.15%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,006	-
Built 2014 or later	165	1.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	284	2.18%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,602	20.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,539	27.21%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,776	13.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,361	10.46%
Built 1960 - 1969	829	6.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	992	7.63%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,458	11.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,006	-
1 room	65	0.50%
2 rooms	83	0.64%
3 rooms	385	2.96%
4 rooms	779	5.99%
5 rooms	1,635	12.57%
6 rooms	2,663	20.48%
7 rooms	2,046	15.73%
8 rooms	2,042	15.70%
9 rooms or more	3,308	25.43%
Median Number of Rooms	6.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,006	-
no bedroom	65	0.50%
1 bedroom	605	4.65%
2 bedrooms	1,857	14.28%
3 bedrooms	6,002	46.15%
4 bedrooms	3,868	29.74%
5 bedrooms or more	609	4.68%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,791	-
Less than $50,000	168	1.56%
$50,000 - $99,999	162	1.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	396	3.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,128	10.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,462	32.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,183	38.76%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,208	11.19%
$1,000,000 or more	84	0.78%
Median House Value	$303,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,535	-
Less than $500	67	4.36%
$500 - $999	282	18.37%
$1,000 - $1,499	663	43.19%
$1,500 - $1,999	385	25.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	81	5.28%
$2,500 - $2,999	51	3.32%
$3,000 or more	6	0.39%
Median Rental Costs	$1,244	-

Demographic

A total of 38,741 people lives in Perkiomen Valley School District area, Pennsylvania with 20,707 male and 18,034 female. The males to female ratio is 53.45 to 46.55. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,741	-
Male	20,707	53.45%
Female	18,034	46.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,741	-
Under 5 years	1,624	4.19%
5 - 9 years	2,552	6.59%
10 - 14 years	2,630	6.79%
15 - 19 years	3,093	7.98%
20 - 24 years	2,567	6.63%
25 - 34 years	4,250	10.97%
35 - 44 years	5,541	14.30%
45 - 54 years	5,839	15.07%
55 - 59 years	3,129	8.08%
60 - 64 years	2,552	6.59%
65 - 74 years	3,255	8.40%
75 - 84 years	1,295	3.34%
85 years and older	414	1.07%
Median Age	40.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,741	-
One Race	38,144	98.46%
White	32,867	84.84%
Black or African American	3,193	8.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native	50	0.13%
Asian	1,500	3.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	534	1.38%

Two or more races	597	1.54%
White and Black or African American	199	0.51%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	115	0.30%
White and Asian	220	0.57%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.02%