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Ambler is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is classified as a borough, and is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area. It has a total area of 0.8 square miles, all of which is land. The town, established in the mid nineteenth century, was originally named the Village of Wissahickon. The name was changed to Ambler in 1869 to honor Mary Johnson Ambler, a local Quaker woman who had shown bravery to assist the survivors of The Great Train Wreck.
Retail trade, construction and manufacturing are the major economic activities here. The borough has five elementary schools and one high school for public education. Private schooling options are also available. Magnolia School is the local college. Temple University also has a campus here. Act II Playhouse, the Ambler Symphony Orchestra, and the Ambler Theater are recreational and cultural options here. The closest hospital is the Chestnut Hills Hospital, located about 6 miles away in Philadelphia. The cost of living here is 25.40% higher than the country average.
This place gets about 49 inches of rain annually. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 94. Snowfall is about 23 inches annually.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
6,747 | ±29 | 6,747% | (x) |
| Male | 3,345 | ±208 | 50% | ±3 |
| Female | 3,402 | ±206 | 50% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 98 | ±12 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 380 | ±155 | 6% | ±2 |
| 5 to 9 years | 502 | ±204 | 7% | ±3 |
| 10 to 14 years | 465 | ±146 | 7% | ±2 |
| 15 to 19 years | 369 | ±144 | 6% | ±2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 311 | ±159 | 5% | ±2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,156 | ±237 | 17% | ±4 |
| 35 to 44 years | 800 | ±140 | 12% | ±2 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,207 | ±252 | 18% | ±4 |
| 55 to 59 years | 251 | ±88 | 4% | ±1 |
| 60 to 64 years | 454 | ±202 | 7% | ±3 |
| 65 to 74 years | 461 | ±130 | 7% | ±2 |
| 75 to 84 years | 250 | ±78 | 4% | ±1 |
| 85 years and over | 141 | ±71 | 2% | ±1 |
| Median age (years) | 36 | ±5 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 1,596 | ±234 | 24% | ±4 |
| 16 years and over | 5,270 | ±244 | 78% | ±4 |
| 18 years and over | 5,151 | ±237 | 76% | ±4 |
| 21 years and over | 4,972 | ±233 | 74% | ±3 |
| 62 years and over | 1,161 | ±232 | 17% | ±3 |
| 65 years and over | 852 | ±169 | 13% | ±3 |
| 18 years and over |
5,151 | ±237 | 5,151% | (x) |
| Male | 2,445 | ±193 | 48% | ±3 |
| Female | 2,706 | ±197 | 53% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 90 | ±11 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
852 | ±169 | 852 | (x) |
| Male | 353 | ±93 | 41% | ±8 |
| Female | 499 | ±122 | 59% | ±8 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 71 | ±22 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
6,747 | ±29 | 6,747% | (x) |
| One race | 6,519 | ±140 | 97% | ±2 |
| Two or more races | 228 | ±142 | 3% | ±2 |
| One race |
6,519 | ±140 | 97% | ±2 |
| White | 5,133 | ±490 | 76% | ±7 |
| Black or African American | 844 | ±414 | 13% | ±6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1 | ±2 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
263 | ±145 | 4% | ±2 |
| Asian Indian | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 41 | ±56 | 1% | ±1 |
| Filipino | 102 | ±92 | 2% | ±1 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 79 | ±84 | 1% | ±1 |
| Vietnamese | 41 | ±60 | 1% | ±1 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 278 | ±252 | 4% | ±4 |
| Two or more races |
228 | ±142 | 3% | ±2 |
| White and Black or African American | 140 | ±120 | 2% | ±2 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 36 | ±41 | 1% | ±1 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
6,747 | ±29 | 6,747% | (x) |
| White | 5,361 | ±481 | 80% | ±7 |
| Black or African American | 984 | ±435 | 15% | ±6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1 | ±2 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian | 299 | ±158 | 4% | ±2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 330 | ±258 | 5% | ±4 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
6,747 | ±29 | 6,747% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
677 | ±360 | 10% | ±5 |
| Mexican | 75 | ±106 | 1% | ±2 |
| Puerto Rican | 150 | ±109 | 2% | ±2 |
| Cuban | 47 | ±70 | 1% | ±1 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 405 | ±306 | 6% | ±5 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
6,070 | ±360 | 90% | ±5 |
| White alone | 4,699 | ±540 | 70% | ±8 |
| Black or African American alone | 844 | ±414 | 13% | ±6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 263 | ±145 | 4% | ±2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±16 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 36 | ±39 | 1% | ±1 |
| Two or more races |
228 | ±142 | 3% | ±2 |
| Two races including Some other race | 52 | ±66 | 1% | ±1 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 176 | ±128 | 3% | ±2 |
| Total housing units | 2,657 | ±174 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
4,752 | ±321 | 4,752% | (x) |
| Male | 2,277 | ±213 | 48% | ±4 |
| Female | 2,475 | ±246 | 52% | ±4 |
