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Population in July 2007: 7,229. Population change since 2000: -3.1%
 

Males: 3,431  (47.5%)
Females: 3,798  (52.5%)
Median resident age:  36.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19036.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,500 (it was $41,189 in 2000)
Glenolden  $49,500
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $166,600 (it was $92,800 in 2000)
Glenolden  $166,600
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Glenolden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Glenolden: 104.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (40.4%), Italian (22.6%), German (19.9%), English (10.7%), Polish (4.5%), United States (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 11/15/1894

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 7420 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Glenolden

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glenolden borough

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

266 residents are foreign born (2.2% Asia, 0.6% Africa, 0.6% Europe).

This city:  3.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Glenolden:  2.4% ($2,256)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Philadelphia, PA (12.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Darby Township, PA (0.7 miles ), Norwood borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Folcroft borough, PA (0.9 miles ), Prospect Park borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Collingdale borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Sharon Hill borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Aldan borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Tinicum Township, PA (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 39.90 N, Longitude: 75.29 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,879 (-25.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 211 (5.9%)


26 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
6 people in religious group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: +220 (+3.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Glenolden by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 005213
    per 100,000 0.00.067.427.113.641.0
Robberies 8259128
    per 100,000 107.026.667.4121.7163.3109.4
Assaults 111622121723
    per 100,000 147.1213.1296.4162.3231.3314.4
Burglaries 231918262518
    per 100,000 307.5253.1242.5351.7340.1246.1
Thefts 134145135127140145
    per 100,000 1791.41931.31818.91717.81904.81982.2
Auto thefts 152411131410
    per 100,000 200.5319.7148.2175.8190.5136.7
Arson 013422
    per 100,000 0.013.340.454.127.227.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 170.7171.2235.0198.0221.4236.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.24
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Glenolden, Pennsylvania

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Glenolden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Glenolden city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 24.8 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Glenolden:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 3 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Glenolden, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glenolden:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 27 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 43 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glenolden:
  • PHILADELPHIA (about 4 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
  • PENN'S LANDING (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)
  • SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 13 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; ID: 7N7)

Amtrak stations near Glenolden:
  • 8 miles: 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.
  • 9 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glenolden:
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 10,823)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
Public elementary/middle schools in Glenolden:
Private elementary/middle school in Glenolden:
  • ST GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: GLEN AND LAMONT AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Glenolden:
  • GLENOLDEN LIBRARY (Operating income: $71,725; Location: 211 S LLANWELLYN AVE; 15,716 books; 300 audio materials; 109 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Glenolden compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Glenolden (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: Glenolden Branch at 6 North Macdade Boulevard, branch established on 1963-03-01. 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: Glenolden at 6 N Macdade Blvd, branch established on 1998-04-01. 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
  • Bank of America, National Association: Glenolden-Pathmark at 140 N. Macdade Blvd, branch established on 1998-08-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Glenolden Branch at 300 Chester Pike, branch established on 1896-01-01. 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.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Delaware County Pennsylvania:


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Glenolden government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $474,000
    Solid Waste Management: $121,000
    All Other: $86,000
    Parking Facilities: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $91,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $864,000
    Sewerage: $428,000
    General - Other: $235,000
    Regular Highways: $184,000
    Central Staff Services: $181,000
    Solid Waste Management: $120,000
    General Public Buildings: $79,000
    Fire Protection: $64,000
    Parks & Recreation: $56,000
    Housing & Community Development: $56,000
    Financial Administration: $53,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $44,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $2,541,000
    Benefit Payments: $166,000
    Interest Revenue: $89,000
    From Local Government: $80,000
    From Other Government: $49,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $26,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,119,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,090,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $29,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $117,000
    Interest Earnings: $35,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $6,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $868,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $99,000
    All Other: $56,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,241,000
    NEC: $228,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $798,000

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,574 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($506 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.10%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.83% ($38,045 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA  0.56% ($82,255)
from Chester County, PA  0.53% ($71,219)


5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.67%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($458 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Philadelphia County, PA  1.15% ($37,465 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.88% ($74,618)
to Montgomery County, PA  0.56% ($68,656)


Strongest AM radio stations in Glenolden:
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • 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.)
  • WURD (900 AM; 1 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glenolden:
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • 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)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WSRN-FM (91.5 FM; SWARTHMORE, PA; Owner: SWARTHMORE COLLEGE)
  • WKDN (106.9 FM; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glenolden:
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, 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)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)


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