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Population (year 2000): 3,900. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,198 (+7.6% change)
Males: 1,919 (49.2%), Females: 1,981 (50.8%)
Bucks County
Zip code:
18914
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $63,491 (year 2000)
Median house value: $174,100 (year 2000)
Races in Chalfont:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.3%), German (26.8%),
English (16.9%), Italian (13.5%), Polish (9.9%), Scotch-Irish
(2.6%).
Elevation: 260 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chalfont
- High school or higher: 94.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chalfont borough
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 5.8%
5.8% Foreign born (3.0% Asia, 2.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +939 (+31.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chalfont:
- DELAWARE VALLEY MENTAL HLTH FOUNDATION (about 6
miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA)
- DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA)
- CENTRAL MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
LANSDALE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chalfont:
- TRENTON MERCER (about 29 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 30 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chalfont:
- DOYLESTOWN (about 7 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA; ID: DYL)
- HORSHAM VALLEY AIRWAYS INC (about 7 miles; HORSHAM,
PA; ID: N48)
- PENNRIDGE (about 9 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chalfont:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON
(about 13 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,016)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
NEWTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 4,840)
- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; VILLANOVA, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,547)
Public primary/middle schools in Chalfont:
- UNAMI MS (Students: 934; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BUTLER EL SCH (Students: 624; Grades: KG -
06)
Private primary/middle schools in Chalfont:
- SCHOOL OF SAINT JUDE (Students: 491;
Location: 323 W BUTLER AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- PLUMSTEAD CHRIST SCH PEACE VAL (Students:
197; Location: 753 NEW GALENA ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
- SEEDLINGS (Students: 66; Location: 180 E
BUTLER PIKE; Grades: PK - KG)
- LITTLE PEOPLE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: 2 HIGHLANDS DR; Grades: PK - KG)
- CHESTERBROOK ACADEMMY (Students: 21;
Location: 1000 MANOR DR; Grades: KG - KG)
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