Chadds Ford vs Elverson

A side-by-side comparison of Chadds Ford and Elverson: population, income, housing, and more.

Chadds Ford and Elverson are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chadds Ford has the higher population (1,403 vs 1,392 in Elverson). Chadds Ford has the higher median household income ($169,250 vs $76,823 in Elverson). Chadds Ford has the higher median home value ($485,500 vs $347,100 in Elverson).

Population, income & housing

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
Population	1,403	1,392
Median age	41.0 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$169,250	$76,823
Median home value	$485,500	$347,100
Median gross rent	—	$847
Housing units	476	618
Homeownership rate	93.9%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
Population	1,523 → 1,403 (-7.9%)	1,353 → 1,392 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$128,929 → $169,250 (+31.3%)	$62,946 → $76,823 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$421,000 → $485,500 (+15.3%)	$277,500 → $347,100 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$823 → $847 (+2.9%)

Chadds Ford

Population

1,5231,403

Median household income

$128,929$169,250

Median home value

$421,000$485,500

Elverson

Population

1,3531,392

Median household income

$62,946$76,823

Median home value

$277,500$347,100

Median gross rent

$823$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
Under 5	4.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	24.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	6.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	19.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	15.7%
75 and over	3.4%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	87.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	12.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30.4%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
Drove alone	62.5%	66.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.8%	14.9%
Other means	3.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
1-unit, detached	83.0%	41.7%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	36.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chadds Ford	Elverson
Poverty rate	3.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.95	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	40	28
Median year structure built	1982	1996