It is a substantial retail center in the county, serving as the location of several of the area's big-box stores that stretch along Fairmount Avenue.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,535 people, 1,015 households, and 687 families residing in the CDP.

There were 1,061 housing units at an average density of 422.5 per square mile (163.1/km2).

28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.