Exton vs West Chester

A side-by-side comparison of Exton and West Chester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Chester has the higher population (19,235 vs 6,192 in Exton). Exton has the higher median household income ($121,189 vs $81,492 in West Chester). Exton has the higher median home value ($549,400 vs $481,300 in West Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Exton	West Chester
Population	6,192	19,235
Median age	34.2 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,189	$81,492
Median home value	$549,400	$481,300
Median gross rent	$2,114	$1,661
Housing units	3,014	7,371
Homeownership rate	31.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.0%	60.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exton	West Chester
Population	5,382 → 6,192 (+15.1%)	20,034 → 19,235 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$103,694 → $121,189 (+16.9%)	$61,837 → $81,492 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$365,800 → $549,400 (+50.2%)	$378,400 → $481,300 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,114 (+28.8%)	$1,293 → $1,661 (+28.5%)

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

West Chester

Population

20,03419,235

Median household income

$61,837$81,492

Median home value

$378,400$481,300

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exton	West Chester
Under 5	10.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	11.6%	7.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	41.2%
25 to 34	24.1%	17.4%
35 to 44	16.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.2%	6.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	5.7%
75 and over	3.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exton	West Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	21.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exton	West Chester
No high school diploma	0.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	13.3%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exton	West Chester
Drove alone	61.1%	63.6%
Carpooled	1.7%	5.7%
Public transit	3.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.5%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	33.1%	14.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exton	West Chester
1-unit, detached	29.5%	16.7%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	32.4%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	19.8%	14.9%
20 or more units	22.9%	19.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Exton	West Chester
Poverty rate	3.2%	18.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1993	1958