Blue Bell vs Fort Washington

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

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

Blue Bell has the higher population (6,450 vs 6,105 in Fort Washington). Blue Bell has the higher median household income ($159,963 vs $159,302 in Fort Washington). Blue Bell has the higher median home value ($581,500 vs $561,000 in Fort Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
Population	6,450	6,105
Median age	44.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$159,963	$159,302
Median home value	$581,500	$561,000
Median gross rent	$3,111	$2,031
Housing units	2,553	2,370
Homeownership rate	89.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.6%	61.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
Population	6,250 → 6,450 (+3.2%)	5,728 → 6,105 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$132,204 → $159,963 (+21.0%)	$118,922 → $159,302 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$475,900 → $581,500 (+22.2%)	$432,400 → $561,000 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,708 → $3,111 (+82.1%)	$1,663 → $2,031 (+22.1%)

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

Fort Washington

Population

5,7286,105

Median household income

$118,922$159,302

Median home value

$432,400$561,000

Median gross rent

$1,663$2,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
Under 5	5.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.6%
75 and over	10.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.9%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.6%
High school graduate	7.3%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	38.8%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
Drove alone	57.0%	63.1%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.2%
Public transit	1.6%	2.3%
Walked	2.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	34.5%	27.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
1-unit, detached	62.8%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	30.2%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	10.3%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Bell	Fort Washington
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1983	1968