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Folcroft, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 6,978. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,906 (-1.0% change)
Males: 3,414 (48.9%), Females: 3,564 (51.1%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 19032

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $44,443
Median house value: $74,800

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Folcroft:

  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 28 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 43 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Folcroft:

  • PHILADELPHIA (about 3 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
  • PENN’S LANDING (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
  • SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 14 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 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.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Folcroft:

  • DELAWARE COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 87; Location: DELMAR DR & HENDERSON BLVD; Public)

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,823)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,138)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time 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)

Libraries

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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