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19004

Bala Cynwyd, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,230
Median household income
$149,232
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$632,000

Income

The median income of households in 19004 was $149,232. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 37.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 2.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.6
$35,000 to $49,999 2.8
$50,000 to $74,999 9.3
$75,000 to $99,999 7
$100,000 to $149,999 19.9
$150,000 to $199,999 11.4
$200,000 or more 37.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 123068
Female 96569

An estimated 76.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $32,977. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.2
Social Security 34.5
Retirement income 26.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.6

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 14% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19004 in 2020-2024, 98.5% had health insurance coverage and 1.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81% and public coverage was 34.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 19004 had a total population of 11,230 - 5,785 (51.5%) females and 5,445 (48.5%) males. The median age was 40.6 years. An estimated 29.5% of the population was under 18 years, 24.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 21 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19004 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 396 286
5 to 9 301 711
10 to 14 601 502
15 to 19 391 312
20 to 24 203 102
25 to 29 525 285
30 to 34 100 213
35 to 39 282 356
40 to 44 287 420
45 to 49 491 333
50 to 54 334 359
55 to 59 299 306
60 to 64 179 298
65 to 69 245 329
70 to 74 350 257
75 to 79 135 266
80 to 84 130 123
85 and over 196 327

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.4% were White; 11.6% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.4% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.1% of the people in 19004 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.1% of the people in 19004 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,387 households in 19004. The average household size was 2.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.5% of the households in 19004 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.7% of all households, while 15.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 19004, 33.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.2% of males and 58.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.8 26.3
Now married, except separated 58.2 58.9
Separated 1.1 0.3
Widowed 3.5 8.2
Divorced 5.4 6.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19004, 49 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 6.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.1% of the people living in 19004 were U.S. natives. 52.4% of the 19004 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.9% of 19004 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 79.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19004 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19004.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 10.4
Asia 51.1
Europe 25.5
Africa 5.8
Northern America 7.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19004 in 2020-2024, 12.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 2.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 5.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.4
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 19004 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.5
Different house, same county 4.5
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19004 was 3,242 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 260 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,536. College or graduate school enrollment was 446.

Educational Attainment of People in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.4
High school diploma or equivalency 9.3
Some college, no degree 8.3
Associate's degree 5.6
Bachelor's degree 29.6
Graduate or professional degree 44.8

Disability

In 19004, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19004, 62.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,423 86.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 332 6.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 375 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19004 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 1.3
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 3.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 1.8
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19004 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,500 68.2
Service occupations 546 10.6
Sales and office occupations 762 14.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 126 2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 196 3.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 54.3% of 19004 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 54.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.8
Walked 1.9
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 30.5

In 2020-2024, 19004 had a total of 4,724 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 36.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.7
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 24.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19004 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 60.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19004 had 4,387 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 337 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.9% while renters occupied 28.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.65 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.3.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.8% and another 14.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19004:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19004 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66.5
Electricity 23.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.2
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19004 was $632,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.4 % had a mortgage. 47.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,543 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19004 was $1,863. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.