CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oreland

Pennsylvania · 5,695 residents · 1.51 sq mi

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With 5,695 people, Oreland is a city in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 37% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The typical home is worth $141,000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of residents. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

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

5,695

+3%vs 2000

vs 5,509 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(450)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(316)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(379)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(357)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(291)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(944)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(847)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(541)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(613)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(306)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,821

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,809 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,766

−31%vs 2000

vs $24,256 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$141,000

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $149,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$563

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $697 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(4,665)

Black12%(660)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(50)

Asian1.5%(82)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.5%(4,985)

Black10.3%(587)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(67)

Asian2%(116)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.2%(72)

Cuban0.8%(46)

Mexican0.7%(42)

Central American0.6%(38)

Guatemalan0.6%(38)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.9%(51)

Filipino0.4%(24)

Asian Indian0.4%(24)

Korean0.2%(14)

Taiwanese0.1%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(20)

Ancestry

Irish29.2%(1,737)

German15.9%(948)

Italian15.1%(899)

English8.3%(496)

American6.4%(379)

Polish5.2%(310)

Scottish3.8%(226)

Arab1.5%(91)

Hungarian1.4%(83)

Subsaharan African1.3%(79)

Iraqi1.3%(76)

West Indian1.1%(63)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(61)

Lithuanian1%(57)

Jamaican0.8%(50)

Nigerian0.8%(47)

Welsh0.7%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(37)

Ukrainian0.6%(33)

Norwegian0.5%(31)

Russian0.5%(31)

Swedish0.5%(31)

Portuguese0.4%(26)

Romanian0.4%(23)

Austrian0.3%(20)

Swiss0.3%(17)

Canadian0.2%(13)

Egyptian0.2%(10)

Croatian0.2%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

Slovak0.1%(5)

Czech0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.2%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married21.6%(478)

Married69.9%(1,549)

Widowed1.2%(26)

Divorced7.4%(164)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(687)

Married60.8%(1,474)

Widowed5.8%(141)

Divorced5%(121)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 85.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% 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)47.3%(97)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(29)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.1%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 205 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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