Merion Station

Population: 5,796
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $875,500

Merion Station, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has 5,796 residents. Its median household income of $250,001 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $111,521.

From 2020 to 2023, Merion Station's population grew 15.6% from 5,014 to 5,796, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $677,000 to $875,500.

84.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,796
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $875,500
Median gross rent: $2,395
Housing units: 1,952
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0145,796

Median household income

$223,430$250,001

Median home value

$677,000$875,500

Median gross rent

$1,735$2,395

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,014	$223,430	$677,000	$1,735
2021	5,369	$233,340	$693,800	$1,789
2022	5,393	$250,001	$830,300	$2,492
2023	5,796	$250,001	$875,500	$2,395

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 342.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	369	6.4%
5 to 17	1,415	24.4%
18 to 24	225	3.9%
25 to 34	152	2.6%
35 to 44	884	15.3%
45 to 54	864	14.9%
55 to 64	721	12.4%
65 to 74	724	12.5%
75 and over	442	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,815	83.1%
Black or African American	126	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	440	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	270	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	132	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate6.9%

Some college or associate's7.1%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree60.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	0.7%
High school graduate	260	6.9%
Some college or associate's	269	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	942	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,288	60.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone46.3%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit7.7%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home39.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,351	46.3%
Carpooled	81	2.8%
Public transit	226	7.7%
Walked	112	3.8%
Bicycle	10	0.3%
Worked from home	1,141	39.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	441	24.8%
15 to 29 min	593	33.3%
30 to 44 min	545	30.6%
45 to 59 min	156	8.8%
60+ min	45	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 2.7% (154 of 5,723)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,632	84.6%
Nonfamily households	297	15.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,929	98.8%
Vacant	23	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,742	90.3%
Renter-occupied	187	9.7%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,658	84.9%
1-unit, attached	131	6.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	87	4.5%
20 or more units	60	3.1%
Mobile home & other	16	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4248768
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0036, -75.2501