Fort Washington, PA Demographic Data
Fort Washington, PA Summary
Fort Washington is located in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 5,236
- Area: 3.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,610.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 192.91 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Washington, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,140
53%
50.8
Male
2,811
47%
49.2
Total Population
5,951
323,128,000
Fort Washington, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
428
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
286
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
447
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
382
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
311
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
545
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
719
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
932
15.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
538
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
411
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
550
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
229
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
173
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,531
76.1%
77.2
Female
2,448
54.0%
51.3
Male
2,083
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,332
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,249
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
952
16.0%
15.2
Female
537
56.4%
55.8
Male
415
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Fort Washington, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,902
99.2%
96.8
White
5,383
90.5%
72.6
Black or African American
248
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.1%
0.8
Asian
263
4.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
119
2.0%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
76
1.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
34
0.6%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.1%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
49
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
108
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
37
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
71
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,843
98.2%
82.2
Fort Washington, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
44
1.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
85
2.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
606
14.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
469
11.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
281
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,332
32.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,280
31.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
129
3.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,968
96.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,612
63.7%
31.2
Fort Washington, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,348
28.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,896
60.5%
47.5
Divorced
305
6.4%
11.0%
Separated
50
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
191
4.0
5.8%
Fort Washington, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,047
91.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
476
8.6%
21.6%
Spanish
116
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
158
2.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
195
3.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.1%
1.1%
Fort Washington, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
1.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
85
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
72
3.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
72
3.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
143
6.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
270
12.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
287
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
356
17.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
304
14.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
480
23.0%
6.4
Median household income
114,853
57,617
Per capita income
56,050
31,128
Fort Washington, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
166
5.4%
9.8
Construction
237
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
864
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
319
10.3%
6.6
Information
79
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
290
9.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
116
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
607
19.6%
11.4
Public administration
134
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
176
5.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
48
1.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
54
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
133
4.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,032
65.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
136
4.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
524
17.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
265
8.6%
18.1%
Fort Washington, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,068
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,488
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
189
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
132
4.3%
5.1
Walked
25
0.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
234
7.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.3
26.6
Fort Washington, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
57
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
547
26.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
954
45.6%
37.1
3 or more
532
25.5%
21.0
Fort Washington, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,090
94.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,770
84.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
320
15.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
116
5.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
18
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Fort Washington, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,206
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
79
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
115
5.2%
16.5
5 rooms
329
14.9%
19.8
6 rooms
271
12.3%
17.8
7 rooms
188
8.5%
12.0
8 rooms
373
16.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
839
38.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Fort Washington, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,206
1-unit, detached
1,520
68.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
370
16.8%
5.9
2-units
52
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
21
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
153
6.9%
4.4
20 or more units
72
3.3%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.4%
0.1
Fort Washington, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
370
16.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
117
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
377
17.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
161
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
494
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
377
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
117
5.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
108
4.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
85
3.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fort Washington, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,390
66.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
37
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
357
17.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
277
13.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.5%
1.1
Fort Washington, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,267
47295100.0
Less than $500
10
0.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
60
4.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
132
10.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
181
14.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
184
14.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
251
19.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
449
35.4%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
547
43.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
178
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
168
13.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
101
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
273
21.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Washington, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
310
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
28
9.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
32
10.3%
4.4%
$500 to $999
33
10.6%
41.0%
$2,500 to $2,999
51
16.5%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
21.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
101
32.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,662
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
44
14.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
40
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
28
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
156
50.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Washington, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,770
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
37
2.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
26
1.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39
2.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
43
2.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
428
24.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
636
35.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
553
31.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
413,400
205,000
