Horsham is a census-designated place in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,193 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Biddle Air National Guard Base at the former site of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, as well as the headquarters of Music Choice, a cable music provider.

Horsham is coterminous with the ZIP Code 19044. It covers an area of 5.47 miles and is located north of Philadelphia.

Geography

Horsham is located at (40.178484, -75.128786).

Climate

The climate in Horsham is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool to cold winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Horsham has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Horsham had a population of 15,193. The median age was 40.1 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.7 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 6,010 households in Horsham, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.2% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 12,118 || 79.8%

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| Black or African American || 757 || 5.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 29 || 0.2%

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| Asian || 866 || 5.7%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.0%

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| Some other race || 490 || 3.2%

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| Two or more races || 930 || 6.1%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,104 || 7.3%

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Demographic estimates

The population density was .

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the CDP was $85,767, and the median income for a family was $68,619. The per capita income for the CDP was $41,747. About 39.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

It is part of the Hatboro-Horsham School District<!--UNI 11610-->.

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