Chadds Ford vs Westwood

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

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

Westwood has the higher population (1,432 vs 1,403 in Chadds Ford). Chadds Ford has the higher median household income ($169,250 vs $79,953 in Westwood). Since 2019, Westwood's population has grown faster (+128.4% vs -7.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
Population	1,403	1,432
Median age	41.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$169,250	$79,953
Median home value	$485,500	—
Housing units	476	418
Homeownership rate	93.9%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.5%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
Population	1,523 → 1,403 (-7.9%)	627 → 1,432 (+128.4%)
Median household income	$128,929 → $169,250 (+31.3%)	$71,211 → $79,953 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$421,000 → $485,500 (+15.3%)	$158,800 → $116,800 (-26.4%)

Chadds Ford

Population

1,5231,403

Median household income

$128,929$169,250

Median home value

$421,000$485,500

Westwood

Population

6271,432

Median household income

$71,211$79,953

Median home value

$158,800$116,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
Under 5	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	27.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	17.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	28.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	3.7%
55 to 64	19.2%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	1.1%
75 and over	3.4%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	88.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.4%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	30.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
Drove alone	62.5%	84.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.8%	14.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
1-unit, detached	83.0%	24.9%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	75.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chadds Ford	Westwood
Poverty rate	3.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.95	3.43
Mean commute (minutes)	40	30
Median year structure built	1982	1943