Collegeville, PA

Census Place

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US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

23.8

2.46% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.87%

35.9% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$88,992

10.4% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$431,200

9.03% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,774

1.17% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Collegeville, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.65%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.15%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.81%), and White (Hispanic) (3.25%).

None of the households in Collegeville, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Collegeville, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Collegeville, PA are Ursinus College (411 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Collegeville, PA was $431,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

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Population & Diversity

Collegeville, PA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.68% of Collegeville, PA residents were born outside of the country (140 people).

In 2023, there were 10.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.08k people) in Collegeville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 400 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 269 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Collegeville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Collegeville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.08k ± 314
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
400 ± 203
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
269 ± 164

5.32%

Hispanic Population

278 people

5.32% of the people in Collegeville, PA are hispanic (278 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Collegeville, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,082 ± 7,698 people
Dominican Republic
90,229 ± 7,349 people
China
69,880 ± 6,473 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.

Foreign-Born Population

2.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

140 people

2.65%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

137 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Collegeville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
44 ± 37
World War II
25 ± 38
Korea
9 ± 21

Collegeville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Collegeville, PA employs 2.77k people. The largest industries in Collegeville, PA are Educational Services (572 people), Retail Trade (290 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (271 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($148,393), Manufacturing ($122,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,208).

Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.77k

2023 Value

± 340

1.17%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Collegeville, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (414 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (279 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (277 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Collegeville, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.77k

2023 Value

± 340

1.17%

1 Year growth

± 17.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Collegeville, PA, are Educational Services (572 people), Retail Trade (290 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (271 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Collegeville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Collegeville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($163,571), Manufacturing ($121,625), and Construction ($120,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($172,750), Manufacturing ($168,125), and Construction ($111,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Collegeville, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Collegeville, PA awarded 411 degrees. The student population of Collegeville, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 777 male students and 715 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Collegeville, PA are White (310 and 75.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (33 and 8.05%), Black or African American (24 and 5.85%), and Asian (17 and 4.15%).

The largest universities in Collegeville, PA by number of degrees awarded are Ursinus College (411 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Collegeville, PA are Applied Economices (50 and 12.2%), Exercise Physiology (43 and 10.5%), and General Biological Sciences (38 and 9.25%).

The median tuition cost in Collegeville, PA for private four year colleges is $59,196.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Collegeville, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,492 (52.1% men and 47.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,492 students enrolled in Collegeville, PA, 52.1% men and 47.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,114 records, of which 48.2% were women and 51.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Applied Economices
50 degrees awarded
Exercise Physiology
43 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
38 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Collegeville, PA was Applied Economices with 50 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Collegeville, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Ursinus College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

411 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ursinus College with 411 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 189 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Collegeville, PA, which is 0.851 times less than the 222 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 310 degrees mean that there were 9.39 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 33 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($59,196) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Collegeville, PA was $431,200 in 2023, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $395,500 to $431,200, a 9.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Collegeville, PA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Housing

Property

$431,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$39,884

$1,155

Median Property Taxes

±$213

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Collegeville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Collegeville, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Collegeville, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 2063

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Collegeville, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,992

Median Household Income

± $24,317

1.56k

Number of Households

± 316

The following chart displays the households in Collegeville, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Collegeville, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Collegeville, PA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Collegeville, PA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.77% of the workforce in Collegeville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Collegeville, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Collegeville, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Collegeville, PA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Collegeville, PA (229 out of 3.33k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Collegeville, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.9% of the population of Collegeville, PA has health coverage, with 64% on employee plans, 4.12% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 0.728% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, PA see 730 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.69% increase from the previous year (725 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 933 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 249 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Montgomery County, PA.

730 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Montgomery County, PA

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, PA see an average of 730 patients per year. This represents a 0.69% increase from the previous year (725 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Montgomery County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 34.9% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.1% were men and 57.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.12%

Uninsured

64%

Employer Coverage

4.12%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

16.1%

Non-Group

0.728%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Collegeville, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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