Kennett Square vs Paoli

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

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

Paoli has the higher population (6,124 vs 6,096 in Kennett Square). Paoli has the higher median household income ($117,094 vs $74,259 in Kennett Square). Paoli has the higher median home value ($470,000 vs $347,700 in Kennett Square).

Population, income & housing

	Kennett Square	Paoli
Population	6,096	6,124
Median age	38.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,259	$117,094
Median home value	$347,700	$470,000
Median gross rent	$1,243	$1,852
Housing units	2,348	2,662
Homeownership rate	52.5%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	70.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennett Square	Paoli
Population	6,190 → 6,096 (-1.5%)	5,651 → 6,124 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$77,404 → $74,259 (-4.1%)	$73,050 → $117,094 (+60.3%)
Median home value	$263,300 → $347,700 (+32.1%)	$344,600 → $470,000 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,243 (+12.7%)	$1,516 → $1,852 (+22.2%)

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

Paoli

Population

5,6516,124

Median household income

$73,050$117,094

Median home value

$344,600$470,000

Median gross rent

$1,516$1,852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennett Square	Paoli
Under 5	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	11.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.5%
75 and over	5.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennett Square	Paoli
White (non-Hispanic)	49.4%	73.1%
Black or African American	4.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	42.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennett Square	Paoli
No high school diploma	18.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	29.0%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	35.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennett Square	Paoli
Drove alone	72.9%	60.9%
Carpooled	14.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	3.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	30.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennett Square	Paoli
1-unit, detached	47.9%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	6.9%
20 or more units	6.7%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kennett Square	Paoli
Poverty rate	4.5%	4.6%
Average household size	2.82	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1955	1960