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19462

Plymouth Meeting, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
16,331
Median household income
$137,535
People below poverty
4%
Median home value
$471,000

Income

The median income of households in 19462 was $137,535. An estimated 1.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 27.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 3.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3
$50,000 to $74,999 9.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 17
$200,000 or more 27.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 91174
Female 78879

An estimated 80% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,043. 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 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80
Social Security 34.7
Retirement income 27.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.2
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4
Children under 18 years below poverty 4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.9

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 54.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 54.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19462 in 2020-2024, 97.6% had health insurance coverage and 2.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.9% and public coverage was 27.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 19462 had a total population of 16,331 - 8,285 (50.7%) females and 8,046 (49.3%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 22.3% of the population was under 18 years, 31.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19462 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 332 382
5 to 9 537 713
10 to 14 686 459
15 to 19 406 345
20 to 24 384 289
25 to 29 497 383
30 to 34 595 616
35 to 39 537 630
40 to 44 661 590
45 to 49 483 442
50 to 54 653 602
55 to 59 415 524
60 to 64 508 467
65 to 69 372 704
70 to 74 374 286
75 to 79 357 447
80 to 84 119 195
85 and over 130 211

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.2% were White; 8.5% were Black or African American; 2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.5% were Asian; 2.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.5% of the people in 19462 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.4% of the people in 19462 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,626 households in 19462. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.6% of the households in 19462 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.5% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.1% of all households.

In 19462, 32.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.1% of males and 52.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31 25.7
Now married, except separated 56.1 52.8
Separated 2.9 1
Widowed 2.8 9
Divorced 7.2 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19462, 345 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 5.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.6% of the people living in 19462 were U.S. natives. 72.1% of the 19462 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.4% of 19462 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19462 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 19462.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 30.3
Asia 46.5
Europe 20.1
Africa 2.7
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19462 in 2020-2024, 13.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.1% of people at least five years old; 4.3% 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 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.3
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 19462 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 3.4
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 2.2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 53.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19462 was 3,686 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 211 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,926. College or graduate school enrollment was 549.

Educational Attainment of People in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5
High school diploma or equivalency 21.2
Some college, no degree 12.2
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 28.9
Graduate or professional degree 24.5

Disability

In 19462, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19462, 67.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,496 84.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,007 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 341 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19462 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 7.9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.7
Information 3.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.6
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19462 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,225 59
Service occupations 734 8.3
Sales and office occupations 1,643 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 597 6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 662 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.6% of 19462 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.9
Walked 0.4
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 22.6

In 2020-2024, 19462 had a total of 6,748 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.1% 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"). 26.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.6
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

9.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19462 was 6.8 rooms, and of these housing units 69.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19462 had 6,626 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 122 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.3% while renters occupied 25.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.67 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.74.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.6% and another 21% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19462:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.4
Electricity 33.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 11.3
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19462 was $471,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.8 % had a mortgage. 31.2% 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 $2,432 and for owners without a mortgage it was $849.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19462 was $1,876. 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.