Mont Clare, PA Demographics

Population 1,581 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Mont Clare

Household size in Mont Clare

Household size, people per household
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–102.452.642.512.68
2010–142.312.682.532.73
2015–192.512.652.502.71
2020–242.182.572.462.65
Change−0.28−0.07−0.05−0.03
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Households in Mont Clare are small: just 2.18 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.45, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Mont Clare

Median age, years
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1038.038.540.337.7
2010–1444.239.341.038.6
2015–1944.840.341.839.6
2020–2449.240.442.040.1
Change+11.1+1.9+1.7+2.3
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With a median age of 49.2, Mont Clare is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Mont Clare

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–103.2%12.2%10.5%12.3%
2010–143.5%11.8%10.6%12.3%
2015–195.7%11.7%10.5%11.6%
2020–243.7%12.1%10.7%11.6%
Change+0.6 pts−0.1 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Mont Clare: 3.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Mont Clare

Renters in Mont Clare

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1012.9%30.2%29.0%33.3%
2010–1418.4%32.1%30.5%35.6%
2015–1914.4%32.7%31.1%36.0%
2020–2428.9%33.2%30.7%34.8%
Change+16.0 pts+3.0 pts+1.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Nearly three in ten households in Mont Clare rent their homes (28.9%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 48.4% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Mont Clare

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–105.4%9.1%10.3%11.4%
2010–146.4%9.2%10.5%11.4%
2015–191.3%9.0%10.7%11.1%
2020–243.0%6.9%9.1%9.6%
Change−2.4 pts−2.2 pts−1.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Empty homes are scarce in Mont Clare: just 3.0% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Mont Clare

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–101983196419631974
2010–141985196519641975
2015–191986196519651977
2020–241981196819671980
Change−2+4+4+6
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The typical home in Mont Clare was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the Philadelphia area overall, where the median home dates to 1968.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Mont Clare

Rent, per month
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10$926$1,049$829$965
2010–14$1,020$1,147$923$1,040
2015–19$1,143$1,281$1,039$1,213
2020–24$2,539$1,631$1,323$1,571
Change+$1,613+$582+$494+$606
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Rent in Mont Clare runs $2,539 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 37.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Mont Clare

Bachelor's degrees in Mont Clare

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1043.4%32.7%27.2%28.4%
2010–1448.6%34.4%28.7%29.6%
2015–1955.4%37.9%31.8%32.1%
2020–2449.4%42.3%35.6%35.6%
Change+6.1 pts+9.6 pts+8.3 pts+7.2 pts
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College graduates are unusually common in Mont Clare: 49.4% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Mont Clare

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1094.5%87.5%87.3%84.9%
2010–1494.0%88.9%88.8%86.1%
2015–1998.4%90.5%90.3%87.7%
2020–2495.9%91.9%91.8%89.3%
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High school completion is high in Mont Clare: 95.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Mont Clare

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodMont ClarePhiladelphia areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–104.1%8.4%7.5%8.1%
2010–141.6%10.2%8.8%9.4%
2015–191.0%6.3%5.5%5.6%
2020–2412.5%6.1%5.4%5.4%
Change+8.4 pts−2.3 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Mont Clare runs well above the national rate: 12.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Mont Clare compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Mont Clare2.1849.23.7%28.9%3.0%1981$2,53949.4%95.9%12.5%
Phoenixville2.4438.87.9%29.8%5.0%1981$1,81559.7%95.5%5.0%
Valley Forge2.4242.98.5%32.7%5.2%1986$1,88565.4%97.0%10.4%
Oaks2.5047.69.4%21.8%4.1%1983$1,76058.1%96.0%6.6%
Audubon2.3535.29.7%69.7%4.7%1979$1,49960.9%97.6%8.7%
Devault3.0143.88.1%3.5%1.3%2004$1,96585.9%96.3%5.2%
Collegeville2.6740.76.8%10.8%4.9%1990$1,72961.7%97.1%4.4%
Kimberton2.4050.86.6%13.2%6.4%1986$2,02461.0%95.6%2.4%
Trappe2.4341.78.1%22.8%3.2%1983$1,56561.4%99.1%1.1%
Uwchland2.6940.88.7%19.2%4.7%1980$2,14383.3%98.8%0.8%
Eagleville2.5939.215.3%48.5%13.2%1975$1,46416.6%84.1%7.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mont Clare. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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