Springfield township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 6.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 19,533 (all urban)
| Males: 8,972 |  (45.9%) |
| Females: 10,561 |  (54.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 18,199 (15,858 owner occupied, 2,341 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Springfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 87.9%
- Black: 8.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 1.9%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 46.1
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Average household size: 2.44
| Springfield township: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Springfield township: | $76,919 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $969 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $291,700 (it was $158,900 in 2000)
| : | $291,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $379,807
Here: $379,807 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,080
Here: $226,080 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $236,311
Here: $236,311 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,471
Here: $187,471 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,246
Here: $204,246 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $52,656
Here: $52,656 State: $45,445
| Population density: 2875 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Wyndmoor, Oreland, Flourtown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Springfield township: Sandy Run Country Club (A), Springfield Ambulance (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Springfield township include: Mount Saint Josephs Convent Church (A), Saint Phillip In Field Church (B), Saint Phillip Episcopal Church (C), Gospel Chapel Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Springfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 161
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 198
- South: 6
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Springfield township, Pennsylvania:
- 851 people in nursing homes
- 346 people in religious group quarters
- 95 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 173
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Springfield township with a mortgage: 64 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Construction (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Lawyers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Springfield township:
- English (26.7%)
- German (13.0%)
- Dutch (10.5%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Polish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 148 (75%)
- Carpooled: 30 (15%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 7 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
People in group quarters in Springfield township, Pennsylvania:
- 851 people in nursing homes
- 346 people in religious group quarters
- 95 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
95.0% of residents of Springfield township speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 387- In family households: 348 (100 male householders, 27 female householders)
105 spouses, 97 children (97 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (26 male householders (21 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 32 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 5 2-persons,
3,358 married couples with children.
544 single-parent households (135 men, 409 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |