Willow Grove is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,730 people and five associated neighborhoods, Willow Grove is the 67th largest community in Pennsylvania. Willow Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Willow Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Willow Grove is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willow Grove is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willow Grove who work in business and financial occupations (11.45%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and sales jobs (9.52%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Willow Grove ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Willow Grove, 42.93% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Willow Grove in 2022 was $49,869, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,476 for a family of four. However, Willow Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Willow Grove is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Willow Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willow Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willow Grove include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Willow Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Vietnamese.
