Economic & Demographic Information
Lower Moreland Township occupies 6.8 square miles at the easternmost area of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is bounded by Bryn Athyn Borough, and by Upper Moreland, and Abington Townships in Montgomery County, Upper and Lower Southampton Townships in Bucks County, and the City of Philadelphia.
The Township is a high quality suburban residential community and is made up largely of individually owned, single family dwellings. It includes the unincorporated communities of Huntingdon Valley and Bethayres. The borough of Bryn Athyn is almost entirely surrounded by the Township in its west-central section.
The Township is very desirable as an upper middle income community of predominately home owner residents. The average market value of residential properties in the Township is $233,600 according to the Montgomery County Board of Assessments.1
1 Official Statement Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., January 12, 2010.
Population
The Township’s population trend, together with the population trends of Montgomery County and the Philadelphia SMSA from the 1960 through 2010 are shown below.
Table 1
Township of Lower Moreland
Population Trends
Lower Moreland Township Montgomery County Philadelphia SMSA(1)
|
|
Census |
% Increase |
Census |
% Increase |
Census |
% Increase |
|
1960 |
5,731 |
|
516,682 |
|
4,347,897 |
|
|
1970 |
11,665 |
103.54% |
624,080 |
20.8% |
4,820,915 |
11.0% |
|
1980 |
12,478 |
6.96% |
643,621 |
3.1% |
4,716,818 |
(2.2%) |
|
1990 |
11,768 |
(5.69%) |
678,111 |
5.4% |
4,856,881 |
3.0% |
|
2000 |
11,281 |
(4.14%) |
750,097 |
10.6% |
5,036,646 |
3.7% |
|
2010 |
12,982 |
15.07% |
799,874 |
6.6% |
5,259,673 |
4.4% |
(1)The Philadelphia Standard Metropolitan Area includes the counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden and Gloucester in New Jersey.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2010
Table 2
Township of Lower Moreland
Age Distribution of Population
| 2010 | |
| Under 19 Years | 26.3% |
| 20-34 Years | 10.9% |
| 35-44 Years | 12.7% |
| 45-64 Years | 30.9% |
| Over 64 Years | 19.2% |
| Median Age | 45.1 Years |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2010; American Community Survey, 2005-2009
Income
The 2005-2009 American Community Survey reported the Township’s median family income as $107,969 compared to $75,728 for Montgomery County; and $49,737 for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Commonwealth”).
Housing
The 2010 Census identified 4,548 dwelling units in the Township. Of this 86.8% are owner occupied and 13.2% are renter occupied. According to the 2005-2009 American Community Survey, the median value of housing in the Township was $425,000. The median value of housing in Montgomery County was $294,000.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2010
2010 Housing Characteristics
| Owner Occupied | Renter Occupied | Vacant | |
| Lower Moreland Township | 86.8% | 13.2% | 4.8% |
| Montgomery County, PA | 73.1% | 26.9% | 5.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 69.6% | 30.4% | 9.9% |
Source: United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Table 3
Township of Lower Moreland
Property Tax Rate Millage
All Overlapping Governments
| Year | Township | County | School District |
| 2000 | 3.590 | 2.450 | 16.6000 |
| 2001 | 3.590 | 2.450 | 17.8900 |
| 2002 | 3.590 | 2.840 | 18.8900 |
| 2003 | 3.590 | 2.840 | 20.0000 |
| 2004 | 2.900 | 2.840 | 20.0100 |
| 2005 | 2.900 | 2.840 | 20.9170 |
| 2006 | 3.150 | 2.840 | 22.2010 |
| 2007 | 3.150 | 2.840 | 24.1165 |
| 2008 | 3.150 | 2.840 | 26.2076 |
| 2009 | 3.150 | 2.695 | 27.3803 |
| 2010 | 3.200 | 2.695 | 27.3803 |
| 2011 | 3.364 | 2.695 | 28.8372 |
| 2012 | 3.364 | 3.152 | 29.5258 |
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