Ambler vs Blue Bell

A side-by-side comparison of Ambler and Blue Bell: population, income, housing, and more.

Ambler and Blue Bell are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ambler has the higher population (6,822 vs 6,450 in Blue Bell). Blue Bell has the higher median household income ($159,963 vs $80,795 in Ambler). Blue Bell has the higher median home value ($581,500 vs $360,200 in Ambler).

Population, income & housing

	Ambler	Blue Bell
Population	6,822	6,450
Median age	36.8 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,795	$159,963
Median home value	$360,200	$581,500
Median gross rent	$1,406	$3,111
Housing units	2,835	2,553
Homeownership rate	52.9%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.1%	78.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ambler	Blue Bell
Population	6,489 → 6,822 (+5.1%)	6,250 → 6,450 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$71,348 → $80,795 (+13.2%)	$132,204 → $159,963 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$303,500 → $360,200 (+18.7%)	$475,900 → $581,500 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $1,406 (+26.3%)	$1,708 → $3,111 (+82.1%)

Ambler

Population

6,4896,822

Median household income

$71,348$80,795

Median home value

$303,500$360,200

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,406

Blue Bell

Population

6,2506,450

Median household income

$132,204$159,963

Median home value

$475,900$581,500

Median gross rent

$1,708$3,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ambler	Blue Bell
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.5%
75 and over	6.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ambler	Blue Bell
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	83.2%
Black or African American	13.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ambler	Blue Bell
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	22.2%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	38.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ambler	Blue Bell
Drove alone	63.8%	57.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	2.7%
Public transit	3.5%	1.6%
Walked	3.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.4%	34.5%
Other means	0.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ambler	Blue Bell
1-unit, detached	33.7%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	31.9%	30.2%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	17.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ambler	Blue Bell
Poverty rate	6.1%	2.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1954	1983