Quakertown, PA Demographic Data
Quakertown, PA Summary
Quakertown is located in Bucks County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 8,995
- Area: 2.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,415.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 505.25 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Quakertown, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,572
52%
50.8
Male
4,297
48%
49.2
Total Population
8,869
323,128,000
Quakertown, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
485
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
632
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
455
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
548
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
426
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,387
15.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,076
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,215
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
619
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
543
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
765
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
472
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
246
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,955
78.4%
77.2
Female
3,622
52.1%
51.3
Male
3,333
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,655
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,828
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,483
16.7%
15.2
Female
989
66.7%
55.8
Male
494
33.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Quakertown, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,769
98.9%
96.8
White
8,208
92.5%
72.6
Black or African American
347
3.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
145
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
62
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
55
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
28
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
69
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
100
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
656
7.4%
17.8
Mexican
143
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
234
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
11
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
268
3.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,213
92.6%
82.2
Quakertown, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
298
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
432
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,621
41.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,113
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
519
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
946
15.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
394
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
730
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,593
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,340
21.2%
31.2
Quakertown, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,566
35.2%
33.7%
Now Married
3,050
41.8%
47.5
Divorced
851
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
227
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
603
8.3
5.8%
Quakertown, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,687
91.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
697
8.3%
21.6%
Spanish
379
4.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
135
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
123
1.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
60
0.7%
1.1%
Quakertown, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
236
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
235
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
242
6.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
337
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
578
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
805
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
475
13.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
472
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
133
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
57
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
53,278
57,617
Per capita income
28,056
31,128
Quakertown, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
46
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
217
4.9%
9.8
Construction
287
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,007
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
239
5.4%
6.6
Information
53
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
682
15.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
248
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
575
12.9%
11.4
Public administration
163
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
627
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
183
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
127
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
488
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,367
30.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
785
17.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,036
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
778
17.5%
18.1%
Quakertown, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,401
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,716
84.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
348
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.2%
5.1
Walked
197
4.5%
2.7
Other means
4
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
128
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.2
26.6
Quakertown, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
333
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,319
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,400
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
518
14.5%
21.0
Quakertown, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,570
95.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,022
56.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,548
43.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
153
4.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Quakertown, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,723
1 room
137
3.7%
2.4
2 rooms
110
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
343
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
554
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
464
12.5%
19.8
6 rooms
831
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
556
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
334
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
394
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Quakertown, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,723
1-unit, detached
1,117
30.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,367
36.7%
5.9
2-units
273
7.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
251
6.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
172
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
202
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
341
9.2%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Quakertown, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,452
39.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
222
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
344
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
235
6.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
801
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
385
10.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
213
5.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
71
1.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Quakertown, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,123
31.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
27
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,414
39.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
925
25.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.2%
0.1
Wood
38
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
35
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Quakertown, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,581
47295100.0
Less than $500
12
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
27
1.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
5.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
161
10.2%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
233
14.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
451
28.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
618
39.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
459
29.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
306
19.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
222
14.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
124
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
456
29.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Quakertown, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,514
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
40
2.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
60
4.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
129
8.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
231
15.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
482
31.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
572
37.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
34
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
982
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
126
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
249
16.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
245
16.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
233
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
127
8.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
517
34.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Quakertown, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,022
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
64
3.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
40
2.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
291
14.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
881
43.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
553
27.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
187
9.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
178,600
205,000
