Ambler

Population: 6,822
Median household income: $80,795
Median home value: $360,200

Ambler is a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,822 residents. The median household income of $80,795 is below the Montgomery County median ($111,521).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ambler's population grew 5.1% from 6,489 to 6,822, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $303,500 to $360,200.

46.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,822
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $80,795
Median home value: $360,200
Median gross rent: $1,406
Housing units: 2,835
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,489	$71,348	$303,500	$1,113
2020	6,494	$73,953	$299,300	$1,120
2021	6,747	$74,868	$314,800	$1,144
2022	6,775	$84,303	$324,600	$1,344
2023	6,822	$80,795	$360,200	$1,406

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	388	5.7%
5 to 17	1,241	18.2%
18 to 24	422	6.2%
25 to 34	1,194	17.5%
35 to 44	816	12.0%
45 to 54	825	12.1%
55 to 64	855	12.5%
65 to 74	654	9.6%
75 and over	427	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,023	73.6%
Black or African American	902	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	238	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.6%
Two or more races	238	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	4.0%
High school graduate	1,059	22.2%
Some college or associate's	1,321	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,430	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	768	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit3.5%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home22.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,168	63.8%
Carpooled	198	5.8%
Public transit	118	3.5%
Walked	129	3.8%
Bicycle	16	0.5%
Worked from home	761	22.4%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	875	33.2%
15 to 29 min	872	33.1%
30 to 44 min	634	24.0%
45 to 59 min	209	7.9%
60+ min	47	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 6.1% (402 of 6,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,763	66.7%
Nonfamily households	882	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,645	93.3%
Vacant	190	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,399	52.9%
Renter-occupied	1,246	47.1%

1-unit, detached33.7%

1-unit, attached31.9%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	954	33.7%
1-unit, attached	903	31.9%
2 to 4 units	348	12.3%
5 to 19 units	148	5.2%
20 or more units	482	17.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4202264
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1564, -75.2215