2005 Population Data

 Population                                     56,103
 White                                            47,194
 Non-White                                       8,909 
 Median Age                                     40.6
 Sixty-Five Plus                               10,699
 Attend School                                  9,378
 Pop per Sq. Mi.                                3,619

2005 Housing Data

 Housing Units                               22,367
 Occupied Units                             21,690
 Owner Occ                                   17,205
 S F Unit                                       15,876
 Median SF Price                       $142,100
 Median Rental                           $      749
 Household Size                                2.54

 Labor Force                                    29,232
 Median Household Income               59,921
 Median Family Income                   $70,959
 Per Capita Income                         $30,331
 Mean Retirement Income               $17,205
 Unemployment Rate                         3.9%
 Number of Jobs in Township             26,350

Abington Perspective Data

 Size in Square Miles                          15
 Roadway total in miles                       227
 Number of Streetlights                     3,900
 Number of Parks                                 18
 Number of Businesses                    3,500
 Number of Sworn Police                       91
 Number of Fire Personnel                   250

Business Tax Revenue Generated in Abington Township

  Commercial             Earned Income             Mercantile &    
     Property                         Tax                     Occupational               Total

   $ 3,089,000                   $6,219,000                  $6,124,000              $15,432,000
 

Principal Employers in the Township

 Rank                   Employer                                Type                      Employees
 1             Abington Memorial Hospital                    Hospital                       3,845
 2             Holy Redeemer Health Care System       Hospital                       1,870
 3             Abington School District                         Educational                 1,265
 4             SPS Technologies                                 Manufacturing                 949
 5             Abington Township                                Government                     671
 6             Genuardi Markets                                  Retail                             500
 7             Rydal Park Presbyterian Home               Nursing Home                 449
 8             Pennsylvania State University                 Educational                    420
 9             Macy’s                                                 Retail                             368
10            Banana Republic                                   Retail                             364

Principal Business Property Taxpayers in the Township

 Rank                   Employer                                Type                      Employees
 1            Preit-Rubin, Inc.                                  WG Mall                       48,090
 2            HPC Associates                                 Apartments                    31,036
 3            John Barnes Trustee                           Office Building                20,080
 4            Philadelphia Presbyterian Homes         Residential                    16,640
 5            Target Corp / Arcadia Realty                Retail Stores                  15,680
 6            John Barnes Trustee                           Apartments                    14,619
 7            May Department Store                        Retail Store                    14,000
 8            Bloomingdales                                    Retail Store                   13,686
 9            Old York LLC                                     Apartment                      11,664
10           Macy's Department Store                    Retail Store                    13,554