Exton vs Kennett Square

A side-by-side comparison of Exton and Kennett Square: population, income, housing, and more.

Exton and Kennett Square are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Exton has the higher population (6,192 vs 6,096 in Kennett Square). Exton has the higher median household income ($121,189 vs $74,259 in Kennett Square). Exton has the higher median home value ($549,400 vs $347,700 in Kennett Square).

Population, income & housing

	Exton	Kennett Square
Population	6,192	6,096
Median age	34.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$121,189	$74,259
Median home value	$549,400	$347,700
Median gross rent	$2,114	$1,243
Housing units	3,014	2,348
Homeownership rate	31.3%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.0%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exton	Kennett Square
Population	5,382 → 6,192 (+15.1%)	6,190 → 6,096 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$103,694 → $121,189 (+16.9%)	$77,404 → $74,259 (-4.1%)
Median home value	$365,800 → $549,400 (+50.2%)	$263,300 → $347,700 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,114 (+28.8%)	$1,103 → $1,243 (+12.7%)

Exton

Population

5,3826,192

Median household income

$103,694$121,189

Median home value

$365,800$549,400

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,114

Kennett Square

Population

6,1906,096

Median household income

$77,404$74,259

Median home value

$263,300$347,700

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,243

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exton	Kennett Square
Under 5	10.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	24.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.6%
75 and over	3.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exton	Kennett Square
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	49.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	21.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	42.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exton	Kennett Square
No high school diploma	0.3%	18.0%
High school graduate	13.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exton	Kennett Square
Drove alone	61.1%	72.9%
Carpooled	1.7%	14.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.1%	9.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exton	Kennett Square
1-unit, detached	29.5%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	19.8%	16.4%
20 or more units	22.9%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Exton	Kennett Square
Poverty rate	3.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1993	1955