Abington

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  5. Abington Family Information
  6. Abington Education Information
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  8. Abington Public Benefits Information
  9. Abington Criminal Information
  10. Abington Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Abington Zip Codes


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Abington Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,605
  • Land Area (2000): 25.748 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.580 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 781
  • Alias(es) (2003): ABINGTON
Abington Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 14,944 2002 14,786 2005 16,219
2000 15,362 2003 15,268 2006 16,449
2001 14,674 2004 16,010 2007 16,673

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Houses (2000): 5,348
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Abington Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 3,924
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $102,486,000 / $23,249,000
Abington Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 7,782 7,229 553 7.11% 71
1991 7,756 6,938 818 10.55% 105
1992 7,688 6,935 754 9.80% 98
1993 7,753 7,164 589 7.60% 76
1994 8,199 7,690 510 6.22% 62
1995 8,232 7,774 458 5.56% 56
1996 8,283 7,868 415 5.01% 50
1997 8,480 8,110 371 4.37% 44
1998 8,472 8,163 309 3.65% 37
1999 8,535 8,271 265 3.10% 31
2000 8,415 8,207 209 2.48% 25
2001 8,547 8,279 269 3.15% 32
2002 8,667 8,283 383 4.42% 44
2003 8,979 8,515 464 5.17% 52
2004 9,066 8,601 465 5.13% 51
2005 9,094 8,653 442 4.86% 49
2006 9,204 8,766 438 4.76% 48
2007 9,238 8,814 425 4.60% 46
2008 9,256 8,790 466 5.03% 50
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,269 8,790 479 5.17% 52
Feb 2008 9,197 8,741 456 4.96% 50
Mar 2008 9,250 8,801 449 4.85% 49
Apr 2008 9,177 8,817 360 3.92% 39
May 2008 9,155 8,723 432 4.72% 47
Jun 2008 9,362 8,846 516 5.51% 55
Jul 2008 9,393 8,873 520 5.54% 55
Aug 2008 9,319 8,841 478 5.13% 51
Sep 2008 9,178 8,676 502 5.47% 55
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
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Abington Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 481 11.73%
2. Finance and Insurance 283 6.90%
3. Health Care 220 5.36%
4. Public Administration 214 5.22%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 213 5.19%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 196 4.78%
7. Educational Services 195 4.75%
8. Repair and Maintenance 193 4.71%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 175 4.27%
10. Other Transportation 95 2.32%
11. Metal Manufactuing 94 2.29%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 88 2.15%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 84 2.05%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 83 2.02%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 78 1.90%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 76 1.85%
17. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 71 1.73%
18. Utilities 69 1.68%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 68 1.66%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 66 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 707 18.42%
2. Finance and Insurance 519 13.52%
3. Educational Services 356 9.28%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 332 8.65%
5. Social Assistance 167 4.35%
6. Department and Other General Stores 156 4.06%
7. Public Administration 130 3.39%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 124 3.23%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 123 3.20%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 117 3.05%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 98 2.55%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 82 2.14%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 69 1.80%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 66 1.72%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 60 1.56%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 51 1.33%
17. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 44 1.15%
18. Management Of Companies 42 1.09%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 39 1.02%
20. Food Manufacturing 38 0.99%

Abington Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 298 7.26%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 204 4.97%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 202 4.92%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 196 4.78%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 185 4.51%
6. Other Production Occupations 156 3.80%
7. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 141 3.44%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 125 3.05%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 122 2.97%
10. Carpenters 117 2.85%
11. Computer Specialists 117 2.85%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 116 2.83%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 115 2.80%
14. Business Operations Specialists 107 2.61%
15. Engineers 101 2.46%
16. Top Executives 100 2.44%
17. Accountants and Auditors 98 2.39%
18. Other Construction Trades 95 2.32%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 84 2.05%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 78 1.90%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 341 8.88%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 288 7.50%
3. Registered Nurses 251 6.54%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 183 4.77%
5. Cashiers 155 4.04%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 147 3.83%
7. Health Technologists and Technicians 142 3.70%
8. Other Management Occupations 140 3.65%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 127 3.31%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 117 3.05%
11. Customer Service Representatives 111 2.89%
12. Business Operations Specialists 109 2.84%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 109 2.84%
14. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 102 2.66%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 95 2.48%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 94 2.45%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 81 2.11%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 76 1.98%
19. Other Financial Specialists 75 1.95%
20. Financial Managers 65 1.69%

Abington Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,489 57.47%
15-35 hours 1,907 16.89%
1-14 hours 297 2.63%
No regular hours 2,598 23.01%

Abington Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 190 2.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM 171 2.20%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 553 7.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM 868 11.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 845 10.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,392 17.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,025 13.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM 920 11.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 250 3.22%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 345 4.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 104 1.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 51 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 556 7.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM 486 6.27%

Abington Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 121 1.56%
5-9 733 9.45%
10-14 1,045 13.47%
15-19 998 12.87%
20-24 1,021 13.16%
25-29 450 5.80%
30-34 1,011 13.04%
35-39 218 2.81%
40-44 334 4.31%
45-59 813 10.48%
60-89 767 9.89%
At least 90 245 3.16%

Abington Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14 0.18% 4,354 56.14%
30-44 105 1.35% 1,458 18.80%
45-59 148 1.91% 665 8.57%
At least 60 224 2.89% 788 10.16%

Abington Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 11 0.14%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 574 7.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,551 83.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 18 0.23%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 491 6.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 105 1.34%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 97 1.24%

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Abington Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,260 (14,414 people)
Families (2000): 3,768 (12,446 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,942
People at same address in 1995: 9,457
Abington Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 262 4.98%
$10,000-$14,999 249 4.73%
$15,000-$19,999 237 4.51%
$20,000-$24,999 260 4.94%
$25,000-$29,999 219 4.16%
$30,000-$34,999 290 5.51%
$35,000-$39,999 265 5.04%
$40,000-$44,999 207 3.94%
$45,000-$49,999 263 5.00%
$50,000-$59,999 507 9.64%
$60,000-$74,999 686 13.04%
$75,000-$99,999 884 16.81%
$100,000-$124,999 464 8.82%
$125,000-$149,999 322 6.12%
$150,000-$199,999 105 2.00%
$200,000 or more 40 0.76%

Abington Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,212 23.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,303 24.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 261 4.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 870 16.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 33 0.63%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 900 17.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 452 8.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 153 2.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 68 1.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.04%

Abington Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,487 30.70%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,267 15.51%
Public Assistance 63 0.43%
Retirement 852 5.83%
Self Employment 557 3.81%
Social Security 1,313 8.98%
Supplemental Security 90 0.62%
Wage / Salary 4,376 29.94%
Other 612 4.19%

Abington Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,602 51.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,500 48.36%

Abington Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 441 8.07%
Color 1 Box Married 3,377 61.77%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,528 27.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 121 2.21%

Abington Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 556 9.30%
Color 1 Box Married 3,404 56.91%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,442 24.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 579 9.68%

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Abington Education Information Back to top
Abington Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 170 1.56%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,067 9.81%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,864 35.53%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,395 22.03%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,142 10.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,640 15.08%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 596 5.48%

Abington Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 61 0.42% 240 1.64% 301 2.06%
Kindergarten 234 1.60% 40 0.27% 274 1.88%
Grades 1-4 751 5.14% 44 0.30% 795 5.44%
Grades 5-8 814 5.57% 56 0.38% 870 5.96%
Grades 9-12 642 4.40% 181 1.24% 823 5.64%
Undergrad college 335 2.29% 157 1.07% 492 3.37%
Graduate or professional school 73 0.50% 45 0.31% 118 0.81%
Total 2,910 19.92% 763 5.22% 3,673 25.15%

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Abington Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 321
Abington Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Abington Public Benefits Information Back to top
Abington Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,884 96.40%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 519 3.60%

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Abington Criminal Information Back to top
Abington Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 7.093 0.401 0.000 0.401 7.896 0.134 4.015 7.829 2.677 14.655
2000 5.338 0.325 0.000 0.781 6.444 0.391 3.255 6.510 2.018 12.173
2001 0.000 0.136 0.068 0.409 0.613 0.341 7.905 10.086 2.999 21.330
2002 0.000 0.338 0.000 0.271 0.609 0.541 4.058 11.971 2.097 18.666
2003 2.096 0.196 0.000 0.982 3.275 0.131 6.877 9.039 1.834 17.750
2004 2.186 0.250 0.000 0.874 3.310 0.062 5.996 9.057 1.811 16.864
2005 2.528 0.308 0.000 0.493 3.329 0.000 4.193 8.262 1.911 14.366
2006 2.432 0.243 0.000 0.426 3.100 0.000 6.323 8.815 2.553 17.691
2007 1.979 0.120 0.000 0.480 2.579 0.180 6.837 10.856 1.260 18.953

Abington Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 2 28
2005 2 28
2006 2 28
2007 2 28

Abington Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 337
2000 286

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Abington Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Abington Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,071 14.18%
10-19 Years 2,005 13.73%
20-29 Years 1,632 11.17%
30-39 Years 2,463 16.86%
40-49 Years 2,374 16.25%
50-59 Years 1,741 11.92%
60-69 Years 1,001 6.85%
70-79 Years 810 5.55%
80-89 Years 437 2.99%
90+ Years 71 0.49%

Abington Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,131 48.83%
Color 1 Box Female 7,474 51.17%

Abington Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,163 96.97%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 111 0.76%
Color 1 Box African-American 107 0.73%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 103 0.71%
Color 2 Box Asian 67 0.46%
Color 6 Box Other Race 36 0.25%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 17 0.12%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Abington Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 5,741 34.01%
2. Italian 2,263 13.41%
3. English 2,179 12.91%
4. German 1,106 6.55%
5. French Non-Basque 775 4.59%
6. French Canadian 624 3.70%
7. Polish 558 3.31%
8. Scotch Irish 516 3.06%
9. United States Or American 505 2.99%
10. Swedish 444 2.63%

Abington Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,930 95.47%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 135 1.00%
3. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 117 0.86%
4. French 113 0.83%
5. Italian 42 0.31%
6. German 36 0.27%
7. Vietnamese 30 0.22%
8. Arabic 29 0.21%
9. Yiddish 26 0.19%
10. Other Indo European 22 0.16%

Abington Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,219 97.36%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 248 1.70%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 138 0.94%

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Abington Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Abington Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
02351