Perkasie, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 8,828. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,736 (-1.0% change)
Males: 4,385 (49.7%), Females: 4,443 (50.3%)
Bucks County
Zip code: 18944
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $52,000
Median house value: $141,900
Population by Race
Races in Perkasie:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (41.7%), Irish (22.0%), English (11.8%), Italian (11.3%), Polish (6.8%), United States (4.8%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Perkasie
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Perkasie borough
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +769 (+9.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Perkasie:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SELLERSVILLE, PA)
- ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA)
- CENTRAL MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LANSDALE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perkasie:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 35 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 35 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Perkasie:
- PENNRIDGE (about 2 miles; PERKASIE, PA; Abbreviation: N70)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 7 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: UKT)
- DOYLESTOWN (about 13 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: DYL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Perkasie:
- UPPER BUCKS COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Full-time enrollment: 106; Location: 3115 RIDGE RD; Public)
- BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 103; Location: ONE HILLENDALE DR; Public; Website: www.bucks.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perkasie:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 21 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 23 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
Schools
Public high school in Perkasie:
- PENNRIDGE HS (Students: 2,308; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Perkasie:
- PENNRIDGE CENTRAL MS (Students: 657; Grades: 07 – 08)
- PATRICIA A GUTH EL SCH (Students: 574; Grades: KG – 06)
- PENNRIDGE SOUTH MS (Students: 547; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SEYLAR EL SCH (Students: 510; Grades: KG – 06)
- DEIBLER EL SCH (Students: 498; Grades: KG – 06)
- UPPER BUCKS COUNTY AVTS (Grades: 00 – 00)