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Collegeville, PA

4,986 Population
1.6 square miles 3,172.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.2 ±5.5 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39 ±0.1
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$37,770 ±$3,946 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $43,195 ±$224
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $37,725 ±$165
$93,934 ±$20,545 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $79,070 ±$454
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $67,587 ±$271

5.2% ±4.2% (170  ±137) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.8% 712,456 (±0.2% / ±13,381)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,811 (±0.1% / ±18,030)

23 minutes ±2.5 (45,420  ±7,529) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.7 79,296,184 (±0.1 / ±472,805)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.9 149,931,280 (±0.1 / ±616,528)

Families

1,519 ±213 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,391,340 ±4,159
  • Pennsylvania: 5,147,783 ±8,001
2.1 ±0.4 (3,242  ±295) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,057,929
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,556,941

1.6% ±1.5% (28  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 70,667 (±0.2% / ±2,410)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5% 145,623 (±0.1% / ±3,238)

Housing

1,557 ±216 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,571,175 ±1,195
  • Pennsylvania: 5,728,788 ±563

$335,200 ±$37,784 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $270,400 ±$1,053
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $197,300 ±$613

18.2% ±5.1% (905  ±252.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.6% 712,350 (±0.2% / ±10,379.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,511,621 (±0.1% / ±15,073.9)

Social

97.5% ±9.3% (2,450  ±339.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 91.6% 3,952,484 (±0.4% / ±15,163.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.4% 8,324,121 (±0.2% / ±20,896.7)
55% ±5.2% (1,381  ±190) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.8% 1,717,673 (±0.2% / ±9,730.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.1% 3,017,250 (±0.1% / ±12,338.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% ±2.1% (246  ±106) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.2% 694,862 (±0.1% / ±7,723)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.1% 924,624 (±0.1% / ±8,550)

3.8% ±1.6% (164  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 5.6% 272,840 (±0.1% / ±3,498)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.9% 703,580 (±0.1% / ±4,808)
164 Total veterans ±69 132 Male ±64 32 Female ±39

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