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Population (year 2000): 6,426. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,349 (-1.2% change)
Males: 2,980 (46.4%), Females: 3,446 (53.6%)
Montgomery County
Zip code:
19002
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $47,014 (year 2000)
Median house value: $129,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ambler:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
- Black (12.0%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (28.0%), Irish (22.0%),
German (16.7%), English (9.1%), Polish (4.3%), United States
(2.8%).
Elevation: 250 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ambler
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ambler borough
- Never married: 30.3%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 8.4%
6.7% Foreign born (3.9% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.1%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -215 (-3.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Ambler:
- HORSHAM CLINIC, INC (722 EAST BUTLER PIKE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ambler:
- NORTHWESTERN INSTITUTE OF PHYCHIATRY (about 2 miles;
FORT WASHINGTON, PA)
- EUGENIA HOSP INC (about 6 miles; LAFAYETTE HILL, PA)
- CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ambler:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 20 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 31 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ambler:
- WINGS FIELD (about 3 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
LOM)
- HORSHAM VALLEY AIRWAYS INC (about 5 miles; HORSHAM,
PA; ID: N48)
- VALLEY FORGE BICENTENNIAL (about 13 miles;
NORRISTOWN, PA; ID: 0P0)
Amtrak stations near Ambler:
- 12 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.
- 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.
- 15 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.
College/University in Ambler:
- AMBLER BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment:
75; Location: 50 E BUTLER PIKE; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.ababeauty.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ambler:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 6 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,016)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON
(about 7 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; VILLANOVA, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,547)
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
Public high school in Ambler:
- WISSAHICKON SHS (Students: 1,372; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ambler:
- WISSAHICKON MS (Students: 1,138; Grades: 06 -
08)
- SHADY GROVE EL SCH (Students: 535; Grades: KG
- 05)
- LOWER GWYNEDD EL SCH (Students: 448; Grades:
KG - 05)
- MATTISON AVENUE EL SCH (Students: 172;
Grades: KG - 03)
- LIMEKILN-SIMMONS EL SCH (Students: 160;
Grades: KG - KG)
Private primary/middle school in Ambler:
- TWIN SPRING FARM DAY SCHOOL (Students: 352;
Location: 1632 E BUTLER PIKE; Grades: PK - 6)
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