CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Horsham

Pennsylvania · 15,051 residents · 5.47 sq mi

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Horsham is home to 15,051 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 51% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.3% of residents. The median household earns $43,750, about 45% above the national median. Median home value sits at $135,600. Renters pay $654 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,051

+2%vs 2000

vs 14,779 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(950)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(749)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(774)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(1,164)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.7%(3,711)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(2,120)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(1,645)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,400)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(816)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(107)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,750

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,475

−26%vs 2000

vs $25,116 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$135,600

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $145,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$654

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $797 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(13,205)

Black3.8%(556)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(214)

Asian4.3%(639)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(14,163)

Black3.1%(472)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(96)

Asian2.7%(400)

Other0.1%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9%(1,447)

Central American0.7%(120)

Salvadoran0.4%(58)

Dominican0.3%(53)

Honduran0.3%(53)

Puerto Rican0.3%(43)

South American0.3%(43)

Venezuelan0.2%(39)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Peruvian0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese2.6%(413)

Filipino1.8%(286)

Asian Indian1.5%(239)

Korean1%(155)

Ancestry

Irish22.6%(3,623)

German22.2%(3,555)

Italian13.8%(2,212)

English5.9%(950)

Polish4.7%(760)

American4.5%(722)

West Indian3.5%(561)

Guyanese3.1%(495)

Ukrainian1.6%(251)

Scottish1.3%(215)

Russian1%(164)

Lithuanian0.9%(147)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish0.8%(125)

Subsaharan African0.7%(105)

Swiss0.6%(104)

Danish0.4%(70)

Czech0.4%(67)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(58)

British0.3%(53)

Welsh0.3%(53)

Nigerian0.3%(52)

Slovak0.3%(50)

Jamaican0.3%(48)

Austrian0.2%(36)

French0.2%(36)

Dutch0.2%(32)

Swedish0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(20)

Haitian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(12)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Slovene0%(8)

Finnish0%(7)

Romanian0%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.8%(1,967)

Married57.5%(3,447)

Widowed3.1%(184)

Divorced6.7%(401)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(2,396)

Married45.4%(3,179)

Widowed7.9%(556)

Divorced12.4%(864)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.4%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(102)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(84)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.9%(131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 549 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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