19462 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19462, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19462 is a zip code in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, which covers Norristown, Plymouth, Whitemarsh, and Whitpain, with a total population of 15,928 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19462 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19462.

The estimated population of people living in 19462 is 15,928, with a median age of 41.9.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19462 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,928
+4.77%
+3.49%
2020
15,203
 -3.85% -
2019
15,811
+1.53%
-
2018
15,572
+1.18%
-
2017
15,391
 - -

Population of 19462 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19462 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
73.5%
76.3%
 -3.67%
Black/African American
6.8%
7.7%
 -11.69%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
8.2%
5.3%
 +54.72%
Asian
7.4%
8.7%
 -14.94%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.1%
2%
 +105.00%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19462 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19462 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19462 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19462 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.9 +0.48% 41.6 +0.97% 43 -0.69%
2020 41.7 +0.24% 41.2 +3.78% 43.3 -1.37%
2019 41.6 +0.24% 39.7 +1.79% 43.9 +0.23%
2018 41.5 -1.19% 39 +1.56% 43.8 -1.35%
2017 42 - 38.4 - 44.4 -

The median age of the 19462 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19462 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,143 -22.16% 792 +42% 905 1,169
10 to 19 961 -14.6% 977 -11.51% 802 866
20 to 29 711 +5.01% 670 -0.24% 747 657
30 to 39 1,058 +7.08% 1,023 +9.93% 1,134 1,127
40 to 49 978 +17.14% 1,250 -27.71% 1,153 930
50 to 59 1,065 +8.23% 1,180 -1.28% 1,144 1,163
60 to 69 802 -0.17% 1,018 +12.68% 789 1,152
70+ 720 +30.91% 1,043 +17.36% 964 1,226

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19462 zip code is $117,587.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19462.

  • Under 25
    $28,854.00
  • 25 to 44
    $154,275.00
  • 45 to 64
    $129,685.00
  • 65 and over
    $67,218.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19462 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19462, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19462 is currently $133,907.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

18.72% of households in 19462 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19462 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.80%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.68%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.04%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.80%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.15%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    18.81%
  • $200,000 or more
    18.72%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19462 is $52,786.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19462 by the total population of 19462.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19462 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19462 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    21.62%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.84%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.54%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    28.72%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.27%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19462 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19462 zip over the age of 16 is 12,717.

Of those people, a total of 69.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19462 is 67.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19462 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 531 35.40% 10.10%
20 to 24 years 617 75.50% 7.70%
25 to 29 years 787 88.10% 3.60%
30 to 34 years 1,095 90.50% 0.60%
35 to 44 years 2,281 95.50% 1.90%
45 to 54 years 2,175 86.50% 7.10%
55 to 59 years 1,100 85.50% 6.00%
60 to 64 years 1,011 70.60% 3.40%
65 to 74 years 1,634 35.70% 1.50%
75 years and over 1,486 16.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19462. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 9,966 69.80% 4.20%
Black or African American 1,013 62.60% 3.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 980 64.60% 2.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 252 86.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 506 85.80% 5.80%
Hispanic or Latino 791 83.30% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,636 69.30% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19462 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19462 is 8,529, with median earnings of $64,484.00.

Women in 19462 are earning approximately 71.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,529 $64,484.00
Male 4,671 $76,064.00
Female 3,858 $54,643.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19462 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,197 $102,276.00
Business and Financial 890 $87,197.00
Computer and Mathematical 669 $83,295.00
Architecture and Engineering 123 $83,594.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 251 $81,976.00
Community and Social Service 110 $52,375.00
Legal 293 $138,988.00
Educational and Library 565 $80,858.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 350 $27,016.00
Healthcare Practitioners 678 $75,303.00
Healthcare Support 153 $9,107.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 57 $52,798.00
Law Enforcement 109 $100,026.00
Food Preparation and Serving 153 $15,063.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 88 $29,091.00
Personal Care and Service 187 $22,202.00
Sales 909 $46,488.00
Office and Administrative Support 761 $42,536.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 186 $70,407.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 194 $41,289.00
Production 181 $40,096.00
Transportation and Material Moving 138 $28,796.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19462 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19462.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 749 $108,924.00 448 $95,833.00
Business and Financial 537 $101,303.00 353 $71,308.00
Computer and Mathematical 522 $97,813.00 147 $72,679.00
Architecture and Engineering 101 $82,656.00 22 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 174 $175,516.00 77 $22,344.00
Community and Social Service 62 $65,156.00 48 $46,667.00
Legal 113 $137,560.00 180 $147,830.00
Educational and Library 206 $82,368.00 359 $70,536.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 150 $26,855.00 200 $33,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 115 $127,679.00 563 $66,275.00
Healthcare Support 11 $0.00 142 $8,714.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 54 $52,976.00 3 $0.00
Law Enforcement 109 $100,026.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 52 $16,964.00 101 $11,705.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 73 $45,972.00 15 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 50 $7,000.00 137 $24,938.00
Sales 494 $62,500.00 415 $41,583.00
Office and Administrative Support 190 $40,987.00 571 $44,948.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 186 $70,407.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 177 $41,066.00 17 $0.00
Production 145 $34,263.00 36 $42,308.00
Transportation and Material Moving 124 $29,074.00 14 $16,000.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,347 households in 19462, with an average household size of 2.47 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,531 families living in the 19462 zip code with an average family size of 2.96 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19462:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,666 363 502 1,816
Average Household Size 3.06 2.41 2.94 1.18
Total Families 3,666 363 502 0
Average Household Size 3.05 2.24 2.83 0

Poverty

Of the 4,531 families living in 19462, 1.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19462:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,588 housing units in 19462.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,347 96.34%
Vacant 241 3.66%

18.08% of the total 6,588 housing units in 19462 are rental units. This is approximately 1,191 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,129 are occupied by the owner - or 77.85% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19462 is $1,664.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19462 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    27
  • Less than $500
    4
  • $500 to $999
    63
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    393
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    413
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    211
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    102
  • $3,000 or more
    5

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19462 is $377,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19462 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    47
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    88
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    171
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,058
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,869
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    809
  • $1,000,000 or more
    87

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19462. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19462 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    383
  • 1940 to 1949
    588
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,656
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,317
  • 1970 to 1979
    719
  • 1980 to 1989
    702
  • 1990 to 1999
    303
  • 2000 to 2009
    419
  • 2010 to 2013
    501
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19462 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    214
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,862
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,821
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,450

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19462 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19462 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19462.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    228
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    745
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    899
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    845
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    754
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    486
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,182
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    224
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    424
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    651
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    450
  • 90 or more minutes
    75

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 19462 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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