Willow Grove is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 15,932 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Willow Grove is the 69th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Willow Grove is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willow Grove is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willow Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.53%), sales jobs (11.92%), and management occupations (9.51%).

Also of interest is that Willow Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Willow Grove is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Willow Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Willow Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Willow Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Willow Grove Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Willow Grove citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.89% of adults in Willow Grove have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Willow Grove in 2000 was $24,740, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,960 for a family of four.

The people who call Willow Grove home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Willow Grove is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willow Grove include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Willow Grove is English.