Willow Grove

Population: 13,919
Median household income: $98,402
Median home value: $326,300

Willow Grove, a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has 13,919 residents. Its median household income of $98,402 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $111,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Willow Grove's population declined 7.2% from 14,992 to 13,919, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $262,800 to $326,300.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $1,677.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,919
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $98,402
Median home value: $326,300
Median gross rent: $1,677
Housing units: 5,724
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,99213,919

Median household income

$79,162$98,402

Median home value

$262,800$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,992	$79,162	$262,800	$1,328
2020	12,881	$85,904	$266,200	$1,321
2021	13,958	$94,587	$274,100	$1,405
2022	13,759	$96,842	$302,800	$1,624
2023	13,919	$98,402	$326,300	$1,677

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	889	6.4%
5 to 17	2,262	16.3%
18 to 24	1,218	8.8%
25 to 34	2,153	15.5%
35 to 44	1,698	12.2%
45 to 54	1,775	12.8%
55 to 64	1,785	12.8%
65 to 74	1,359	9.8%
75 and over	780	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,193	73.2%
Black or African American	1,179	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	779	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.4%
Two or more races	879	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	831	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	455	4.8%
High school graduate	2,380	24.9%
Some college or associate's	2,771	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,473	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,471	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit2.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,807	65.6%
Carpooled	630	8.6%
Public transit	201	2.7%
Walked	156	2.1%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	1,450	19.8%
Other means	74	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,761	30.0%
15 to 29 min	1,762	30.0%
30 to 44 min	1,140	19.4%
45 to 59 min	755	12.9%
60+ min	457	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 5.4% (744 of 13,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,604	67.6%
Nonfamily households	1,730	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,334	93.2%
Vacant	390	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,554	66.6%
Renter-occupied	1,780	33.4%

1-unit, detached61.8%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,538	61.8%
1-unit, attached	419	7.3%
2 to 4 units	751	13.1%
5 to 19 units	383	6.7%
20 or more units	633	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4285408
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1472, -75.1169