Moving to Glenolden, Pennsylvania

by btobers · Published June 27, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 7,476. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,309 (-2.2% change)
Males: 3,549 (47.5%), Females: 3,927 (52.5%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 19036

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $41,189
Median house value: $92,800

Population by Race

Races in Glenolden:

White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
Black (4.0%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (40.4%), Italian (22.6%), German (19.9%), English (10.7%), Polish (4.5%), United States (2.4%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glenolden

High school or higher: 81.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glenolden borough

Never married: 30.1%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 9.9%

3.6% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 0.6% Africa, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +220 (+3.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Glenolden:

KINDRED HOSPITAL – DELAWARE COUNTY (about 3 miles; DARBY, PA)
MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DARBY, PA)
DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glenolden:

PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 27 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
TRENTON MERCER (about 43 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glenolden:

PHILADELPHIA (about 4 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
PENN’S LANDING (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 13 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 7N7)

Amtrak stations near Glenolden:

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.
9 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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glenolden:

WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
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)
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,198)

Public primary/middle schools in Glenolden:

GLENOLDEN SCH (Students: 673; Grades: 01 – 08)
ASHLAND MS (Students: 496; Grades: 06 – 08)
DARBY TWP EL SCH (Students: 351; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Glenolden:

ST GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: GLEN AND LAMONT AVE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Glenolden:

GLENOLDEN LIBRARY (Operating income: $71,725; Location: 211 S LLANWELLYN AVE; 15,716 books; 300 audio materials; 109 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)