Moving to Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Population: 8,227. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,225 (-0.0% change)
Males: 3,639 (44.2%), Females: 4,588 (55.8%)

Zip code: 18901

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $46,148
Median house value: $180,800

Population by Race

Races in Doylestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (28.3%), Irish (23.9%), English (14.7%), Italian (10.0%), Polish (6.7%), Russian (3.6%).

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Doylestown

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Doylestown borough

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.8%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

4.4% Foreign born (3.2% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -482 (-5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Doylestown:

  • DELAWARE VALLEY MENTAL HLTH FOUNDATION (833 BUTLER AVE)
  • DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL (595 W STATE ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Doylestown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Doylestown:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 23 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 32 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Doylestown:

  • DOYLESTOWN (about 1 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: DYL)
  • HORSHAM VALLEY AIRWAYS INC (about 9 miles; HORSHAM, PA; Abbreviation: N48)
  • PENNRIDGE (about 12 miles; PERKASIE, PA; Abbreviation: N70)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Doylestown:

  • DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,534; Location: 700 E BUTLER AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.devalcol.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Doylestown:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 13 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
  • BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,840)
  • BEAVER COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
  • LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,176)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,714)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; Ewing, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,176)

Schools

Public high schools in Doylestown:

  • CENTRAL BUCKS HS-EAST (Students: 2,054; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • CENTRAL BUCKS HS-WEST (Students: 2,028; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Doylestown:

  • TOHICKON MS (Students: 1,068; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • HOLICONG MS (Students: 1,061; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • GROVELAND EL SCH (Students: 1,010; Grades: KG – 06)
  • COLD SPRING EL SCH (Students: 993; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LENAPE MS (Students: 798; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • GAYMAN EL SCH (Students: 677; Grades: KG – 06)
  • DOYLE EL SCH (Students: 544; Grades: KG – 06)
  • KUTZ EL SCH (Students: 529; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LINDEN EL SCH (Students: 523; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Doylestown:

  • BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING CENTE (Students: 182; Location: 125 ANDREWS HALL CHURCH AND ME; Grades: PK – KG)
  • KINDER WORKS (Students: 125; Location: 1090 PEBBLE HILL RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • A CHILD’S WORLD DEV CENTER (Students: 82; Location: 1810 S EASTON RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • THE CURIOSITY SHOPPE (Students: 74; Location: 4425 LANDISVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CHILDRENS VILLAGE (Students: 47; Location: 595 W STATE ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Doylestown:

  • BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,082,031; Location: 150 SOUTH PINE ST; 771,774 books; 39,699 audio materials; 22,786 video materials; 1,308 serial subscriptions)