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Population (year 2000): 12,616
Males: 5,867  (46.5%)
Females: 6,749  (53.5%)

Montgomery County

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19003.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,400 (it was $60,966 in 2000)
Ardmore  $68,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $257,100 (it was $156,600 in 2000)
Ardmore  $257,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Ardmore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
  • Black (11.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ardmore: 112.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.3%), Italian (18.3%), German (13.0%), English (10.4%), Russian (4.1%), Polish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 1.91 square miles.

Population density: 6589 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ardmore

  • High school or higher: 91.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 28.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ardmore CDP

  • Never married: 33.5%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1,362 residents are foreign born (3.8% Europe, 3.0% Asia, 2.7% Latin America).

This place:  10.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ardmore to the number of sex offenders is 12616 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ardmore:  1.6% ($2,465)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Philadelphia, PA (10.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penn Wynne, PA (1.9 miles ), Bryn Mawr, PA (2.0 miles ), Narberth borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Drexel Hill, PA (3.6 miles ), Millbourne borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Lansdowne borough, PA (4.4 miles ), Broomall, PA (4.6 miles ), East Lansdowne borough, PA (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.00 N, Longitude: 75.30 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +916 (+7.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 998 (14.4%)


People in group quarters in Ardmore
  • 18 people in religious group quarters
  • 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 9 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in other group homes
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Ardmore-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Ardmore place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 22.1 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ardmore:
  • MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC - LANKENAU (about 2 miles; WYNNEWOOD, PA)
  • MAIN LINE HOSPITAL-BRYN MAWR CAMPUS (about 3 miles; BRYN MAWR, PA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ardmore:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 32 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 39 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ardmore:
  • WINGS FIELD (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: LOM)
  • PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
  • VALLEY FORGE BICENTENNIAL (about 11 miles; NORRISTOWN, PA; ID: 0P0)

Amtrak station:
ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ardmore:
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 10,823)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
Public high school in Ardmore:
Private high school in Ardmore:
  • TORAH ACADEMY (Students: 417; Location: WYNNEWOOD AND ARGYLE ROADS; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Ardmore:
Private elementary/middle school in Ardmore:
  • THE YOUNG SCHOOL FOR WEE PEOPL (Students: 47; Location: 129 ARGYLE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Ardmore:
  • LOWER MERION LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $4,019,904; Location: 75 EAST LANCASTER AVE; 378,772 books; 29,380 audio materials; 18,230 video materials; 506 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • You forgot Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, etc. Also, Shipley school (an expensive, very well known private school) is very close to Ardmore. The Lower Merion High School is in Ardmore.

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  56.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Ardmore compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Ardmore (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: Aldwyn Center Branch, 44 E Lancaster Ave Branch, Ardmore Branch. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Ardmore at 75 Saint James Place, branch established on 1957-10-02; Ardmore Remote Branch at 125 W Lancaster Ave, branch established on 1994-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank: Ardmore Branch at 183 West Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1974-02-20. Info updated 2007-01-03: Bank assets: $2,292.5 mil, Deposits: $1,686.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 40 total offices
  • Firstrust Savings Bank: Coulter Avenue Branch at 107 Coulter Avenue, branch established on 1986-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-28: Bank assets: $2,266.4 mil, Deposits: $1,719.0 mil, headquarters in Conshohocken, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices
  • St. Edmond's Federal Savings Bank: Ardmore Branch at 20 Woodside Road, branch established on 2005-02-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $176.4 mil, Deposits: $141.9 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Ardmore Branch at 76 East Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1993-05-03. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Republic First Bank: Lancaster Branch at 233 Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1995-11-06. Info updated 2006-12-06: Bank assets: $1,007.7 mil, Deposits: $754.9 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Republic First Bancorp, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Haverford Branch at 225 West Lancaster Avenue, branch established on 1971-10-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.39%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.11%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.57% ($54,967 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.91% ($56,769)
from Chester County, PA  0.55% ($57,620)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($546 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Philadelphia County, PA  1.02% ($46,507 average AGI)
to Bucks County, PA  0.86% ($61,009)
to Chester County, PA  0.73% ($70,738)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ardmore:
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WNAP (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NORRISTOWN, PA; Owner: WNAP, INC)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ardmore:
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WHHS (107.9 FM; HAVERTOWN, PA; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HAVERFORD TOWNSHP)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOQ (102.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXVU (89.1 FM; VILLANOVA, PA; Owner: VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Ardmore:
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)

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