Darby vs Woodlyn

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

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

Darby has the higher population (10,664 vs 10,276 in Woodlyn). Woodlyn has the higher median household income ($71,978 vs $45,128 in Darby). Woodlyn has the higher median home value ($227,100 vs $101,900 in Darby).

Population, income & housing

	Darby	Woodlyn
Population	10,664	10,276
Median age	35.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,128	$71,978
Median home value	$101,900	$227,100
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,156
Housing units	4,378	4,332
Homeownership rate	49.8%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	20.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darby	Woodlyn
Population	10,695 → 10,664 (-0.3%)	9,178 → 10,276 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$49,292 → $45,128 (-8.4%)	$61,000 → $71,978 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $101,900 (+29.5%)	$193,200 → $227,100 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,337 (+27.3%)	$925 → $1,156 (+25.0%)

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

Woodlyn

Population

9,17810,276

Median household income

$61,000$71,978

Median home value

$193,200$227,100

Median gross rent

$925$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darby	Woodlyn
Under 5	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	19.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	6.1%	11.6%
75 and over	7.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darby	Woodlyn
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	81.2%
Black or African American	85.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darby	Woodlyn
No high school diploma	12.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	39.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darby	Woodlyn
Drove alone	48.6%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.8%
Public transit	26.4%	4.2%
Walked	3.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	11.3%
Other means	3.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darby	Woodlyn
1-unit, detached	9.6%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	68.7%	40.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Darby	Woodlyn
Poverty rate	31.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1949	1957