Elkins Park

Population: 7,286
Median household income: $129,773
Median home value: $366,700

Elkins Park is a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to 7,286 residents. Its median household income of $129,773 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $111,521.

Between 2020 and 2023, Elkins Park's population grew 6.7% from 6,827 to 7,286, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $302,900 to $366,700.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,286
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $129,773
Median home value: $366,700
Median gross rent: $1,625
Housing units: 3,102
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8277,286

Median household income

$105,192$129,773

Median home value

$302,900$366,700

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	6,827	$105,192	$302,900	$1,213
2021	6,805	$111,826	$309,400	$1,351
2022	6,973	$121,135	$351,700	$1,502
2023	7,286	$129,773	$366,700	$1,625

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	1.9%
5 to 17	927	12.7%
18 to 24	489	6.7%
25 to 34	856	11.7%
35 to 44	886	12.2%
45 to 54	843	11.6%
55 to 64	1,252	17.2%
65 to 74	1,040	14.3%
75 and over	854	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,160	57.1%
Black or African American	2,345	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	265	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	247	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	269	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate8.3%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree42.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	1.9%
High school graduate	473	8.3%
Some college or associate's	1,068	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,659	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,420	42.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone54.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit10.7%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,328	54.6%
Carpooled	327	7.7%
Public transit	456	10.7%
Walked	46	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,110	26.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	638	20.2%
15 to 29 min	549	17.4%
30 to 44 min	909	28.8%
45 to 59 min	575	18.2%
60+ min	486	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 6.8% (495 of 7,234)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,149	70.1%
Nonfamily households	917	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,066	98.8%
Vacant	36	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,418	78.9%
Renter-occupied	648	21.1%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached13.1%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units22.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,683	54.3%
1-unit, attached	406	13.1%
2 to 4 units	77	2.5%
5 to 19 units	241	7.8%
20 or more units	695	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223128
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0775, -75.1280