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Population (year 2000): 6,978. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,906 (-1.0% change)
Males: 3,414 (48.9%), Females: 3,564 (51.1%)
Delaware County
Zip code:
19032
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $44,443 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,800 (year 2000)
Races in Folcroft:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (38.9%), Italian (29.4%),
German (18.5%), English (8.6%), Polish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 80 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Folcroft
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Folcroft borough
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
3.5% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.9% Africa,
0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -514 (-6.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Folcroft:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 2 miles;
DARBY, PA)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DARBY, PA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
DREXEL HILL, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Folcroft:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 28 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 43 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Folcroft:
- PHILADELPHIA (about 3 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: P72)
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 14 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
Amtrak stations near Folcroft:
- 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.
- 8 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.
College/University in Folcroft:
- DELAWARE COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time
enrollment: 87; Location: DELMAR DR & HENDERSON BLVD;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Folcroft:
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles;
CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
- 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)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
Public primary/middle schools in Folcroft:
- DELCROFT SCH (Students: 643; Grades: KG - 08)
- DELAWARE COUNTY TECHNICAL HIGH (Grades: 00 -
00)
Private primary/middle school in Folcroft:
- KINDER-CARE LEARNING CENTR 222 (Students: 12;
Location: 6 SCHOOL LANE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Folcroft:
- BOROUGH OF FOLCROFT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $85,906; Location: 1725 DELMAR DR; 13,206 books;
203 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)
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