Darby vs Lansdowne

A side-by-side comparison of Darby and Lansdowne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lansdowne has the higher population (11,064 vs 10,664 in Darby). Lansdowne has the higher median household income ($69,261 vs $45,128 in Darby). Lansdowne has the higher median home value ($199,200 vs $101,900 in Darby).

Population, income & housing

	Darby	Lansdowne
Population	10,664	11,064
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,128	$69,261
Median home value	$101,900	$199,200
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,219
Housing units	4,378	4,933
Homeownership rate	49.8%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	20.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darby	Lansdowne
Population	10,695 → 10,664 (-0.3%)	10,638 → 11,064 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$49,292 → $45,128 (-8.4%)	$55,536 → $69,261 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $101,900 (+29.5%)	$161,100 → $199,200 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,337 (+27.3%)	$1,023 → $1,219 (+19.2%)

Darby

Population

10,69510,664

Median household income

$49,292$45,128

Median home value

$78,700$101,900

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,337

Lansdowne

Population

10,63811,064

Median household income

$55,536$69,261

Median home value

$161,100$199,200

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darby	Lansdowne
Under 5	3.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	18.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	11.9%
75 and over	7.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darby	Lansdowne
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	37.6%
Black or African American	85.0%	49.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darby	Lansdowne
No high school diploma	12.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.9%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darby	Lansdowne
Drove alone	48.6%	60.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.9%
Public transit	26.4%	16.4%
Walked	3.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.3%	12.7%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darby	Lansdowne
1-unit, detached	9.6%	27.3%
1-unit, attached	68.7%	35.5%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	11.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Darby	Lansdowne
Poverty rate	31.5%	10.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	1949	1943