Delaware County, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 573,883
Median age: 39.0

Median household income: 80,398

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Population

2021573,883
2020565,328
2019564,554
2018563,527
2017563,384
2016562,316
2015561,683
2014560,775
2013559,771
2012558,874
2011557,648
2010556,468
2009555,018

Delaware County, PA cities

Aldan borough - 4,214

Ardmore CDP - 14,391

Boothwyn CDP - 5,539

Brookhaven borough - 8,243

Broomall CDP - 10,978

Chester city - 32,819

Chester Heights borough - 2,868

Cheyney University CDP - 132

Clifton Heights borough - 6,806

Collingdale borough - 8,857

Colwyn borough - 2,961

Darby borough - 10,688

Drexel Hill CDP - 28,538

East Lansdowne borough - 2,700

Eddystone borough - 2,321

Folcroft borough - 6,738

Folsom CDP - 8,430

Glenolden borough - 7,187

Haverford College CDP - 1,236

Lansdowne borough - 11,007

Lima CDP - 2,284

Linwood CDP - 3,083

Marcus Hook borough - 2,304

Media borough - 5,832

Millbourne borough - 1,154

Morton borough - 2,757

Norwood borough - 5,920

Parkside borough - 2,130

Prospect Park borough - 6,414

Ridley Park borough - 7,131

Rose Valley borough - 1,116

Rutledge borough - 890

Sharon Hill borough - 5,952

Swarthmore borough - 6,560

Trainer borough - 1,746

Upland borough - 3,088

Village Green-Green Ridge CDP - 8,592

Woodlyn CDP - 10,332

Yeadon borough - 11,945

Census data for Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population573,883
Male277,813
Female296,070
Population by age
Total population573,883
Under 5 years33,396
5 to 9 years34,882
10 to 14 years36,537
15 to 19 years40,313
20 to 24 years37,653
25 to 34 years74,122
35 to 44 years71,281
45 to 54 years71,689
55 to 59 years42,759
60 to 64 years37,338
65 to 74 years54,503
75 to 84 years25,287
85 years and over14,123
Median age (years)39.0
Under 18 years127,405
16 years and over460,750
18 years and over446,478
21 years and over420,547
62 years and over115,842
65 years and over93,913
Population by race
Total population573,883
One race551,991
   White382,352
   Black or African American125,032
   American Indian and Alaska Native771
   Asian34,225
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander399
   Some other race9,212
Two or more races21,892
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population423,872
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population201,617
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population222,255

Social characteristics in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households214,252
Family households (families)101,394
Married-couple family12,065
Male householder, no wife present, family35,521
Female householder, no husband present, family25,174
Nonfamily households65,272
Average household size67,938
Average family size2.58

Economic characteristics in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households214,252
Less than $10,00010,241
$10,000 to $14,9996,471
$15,000 to $24,99913,422
$25,000 to $34,99916,428
$35,000 to $49,99922,104
$50,000 to $74,99931,847
$75,000 to $99,99926,816
$100,000 to $149,99936,193
$150,000 to $199,99921,233
$200,000 or more29,497
Median household income (dollars)80,398

Housing characteristics in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units228,520
Occupied housing units214,252
Vacant housing units14,268
Units in structure
Total housing units228,520
1-unit, detached100,993
1-unit, attached71,964
2 units11,328
3 or 4 units9,646
5 to 9 units6,142
10 to 19 units7,774
20 or more units19,867
Mobile home760
Boat, RV, van, etc.46
Year structure built
Total housing units228,520
Built 2014 or later270
Built 2010 to 20135,270
Built 2000 to 200910,334
Built 1990 to 199913,632
Built 1980 to 198914,900
Built 1970 to 197921,134
Built 1960 to 196929,465
Built 1950 to 195954,226
Built 1940 to 194928,261
Built 1939 or earlier51,028
Rooms
Total housing units228,520
1 room4,051
2 rooms3,760
3 rooms17,780
4 rooms24,747
5 rooms25,069
6 rooms50,847
7 rooms37,546
8 rooms27,737
9 rooms or more36,983
Median rooms6.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units228,520
No bedroom4,472
1 bedroom24,899
2 bedrooms41,385
3 bedrooms100,927
4 bedrooms44,658
5 or more bedrooms12,179
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units214,252
Owner-occupied147,690
Renter-occupied66,562
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.75
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.20
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units214,252
Moved in 2017 or later16,689
Moved in 2015 to 201653,318
Moved in 2010 to 201433,238
Moved in 2000 to 200947,754
Moved in 1990 to 199928,593
Moved in 1989 and earlier34,660
Value
Owner-occupied units147,690
Less than $50,0004,541
$50,000 to $99,99912,592
$100,000 to $149,99917,496
$150,000 to $199,99920,403
$200,000 to $299,99931,961
$300,000 to $499,99938,581
$500,000 to $999,99919,149
$1,000,000 or more2,967
Median (dollars)257,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units147,690
Housing units with a mortgage96,450
Housing units without a mortgage51,240
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent64,690
Less than $5003,110
$500 to $99918,091
$1,000 to $1,49927,452
$1,500 to $1,99910,266
$2,000 to $2,4992,987
$2,500 to $2,9991,268
$3,000 or more1,516
Median (dollars)1,166
No rent paid1,872

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