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Lower Merion School District, PA

70,250 Population
24.1 square miles 2,913.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 41.5 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$100,373 ±$8,969 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Montgomery County: $62,302 ±$1,668
  • more than double the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$170,739 ±$31,816 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Montgomery County: $111,855 ±$3,335
  • more than double the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±4.5% (4,656  ±2,977) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 6.1% † 52,582 (±0.8% / ±6,743)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.8 minutes ±0.9 (640,465  ±38,770) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Montgomery County: 27.8 9,585,205 (±0.2 / ±140,167)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,324 ±1,498 Number of households
  • Montgomery County: 339,775 ±2,191
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.2 (66,531  ±2,054) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Montgomery County: 2.5 855,509 (±0 / ±269)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.5% ±1.7% (380  ±252) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montgomery County: 4% † 8,007 (±0.7% / ±1,300)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

28,067 ±1,804 Number of housing units
  • Montgomery County: 353,396 ±154
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$810,500 ±$56,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Montgomery County: $461,900 ±$7,368
  • more than double the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.3% ±2.1% (5,806  ±1,441.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montgomery County: 9% 78,591 (±0.8% / ±7,020.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

97.8% ±5.1% (45,269  ±3,196.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Montgomery County: 95.9% 600,285 (±2% / ±12,706.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
82.1% ±4.9% (37,969  ±2,893.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Montgomery County: 55.4% 346,561 (±1.5% / ±9,594.5)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

13% ±2.5% (9,157  ±1,782) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 12.2% 106,885
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.4% ±0.9% (1,232  ±453) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Montgomery County: 4.2% 29,416 (±0.4% / ±2,528)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,232 Total veterans ±453 1,193 Male ±431 39 Female ±64

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