Blue Bell

Population: 6,450
Median household income: $159,963
Median home value: $581,500

Blue Bell, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has 6,450 residents. The median household income of $159,963 is above the Montgomery County median ($111,521).

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Bell's population grew 3.2% from 6,250 to 6,450, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $475,900 to $581,500.

62.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,450
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $159,963
Median home value: $581,500
Median gross rent: $3,111
Housing units: 2,553
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,250	$132,204	$475,900	$1,708
2020	6,245	$136,806	$511,000	$1,771
2021	6,421	$134,241	$483,700	$2,066
2022	6,428	$152,417	$532,600	$2,813
2023	6,450	$159,963	$581,500	$3,111

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	340	5.3%
5 to 17	1,233	19.1%
18 to 24	264	4.1%
25 to 34	579	9.0%
35 to 44	865	13.4%
45 to 54	831	12.9%
55 to 64	855	13.3%
65 to 74	805	12.5%
75 and over	678	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,366	83.2%
Black or African American	43	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	636	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	176	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	226	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate7.3%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree39.8%

Graduate or professional degree38.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	1.5%
High school graduate	337	7.3%
Some college or associate's	584	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,837	39.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,788	38.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone57.0%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,718	57.0%
Carpooled	81	2.7%
Public transit	48	1.6%
Walked	68	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,040	34.5%
Other means	61	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	401	20.3%
15 to 29 min	597	30.2%
30 to 44 min	597	30.2%
45 to 59 min	178	9.0%
60+ min	203	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 2.6% (163 of 6,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,746	70.9%
Nonfamily households	717	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,463	96.5%
Vacant	90	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,202	89.4%
Renter-occupied	261	10.6%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached30.2%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,603	62.8%
1-unit, attached	770	30.2%
2 to 4 units	19	0.7%
5 to 19 units	14	0.5%
20 or more units	147	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207224
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1474, -75.2687