Darby vs Yeadon

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

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

Yeadon has the higher population (12,091 vs 10,664 in Darby). Yeadon has the higher median household income ($57,336 vs $45,128 in Darby). Yeadon has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $101,900 in Darby).

Population, income & housing

	Darby	Yeadon
Population	10,664	12,091
Median age	35.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,128	$57,336
Median home value	$101,900	$172,500
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,117
Housing units	4,378	5,216
Homeownership rate	49.8%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	20.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darby	Yeadon
Population	10,695 → 10,664 (-0.3%)	11,485 → 12,091 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$49,292 → $45,128 (-8.4%)	$54,487 → $57,336 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $101,900 (+29.5%)	$140,500 → $172,500 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,337 (+27.3%)	$905 → $1,117 (+23.4%)

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

Yeadon

Population

11,48512,091

Median household income

$54,487$57,336

Median home value

$140,500$172,500

Median gross rent

$905$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darby	Yeadon
Under 5	3.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.8%	9.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	13.3%
75 and over	7.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darby	Yeadon
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	8.5%
Black or African American	85.0%	85.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darby	Yeadon
No high school diploma	12.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darby	Yeadon
Drove alone	48.6%	69.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.4%
Public transit	26.4%	10.4%
Walked	3.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.3%	12.3%
Other means	3.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darby	Yeadon
1-unit, detached	9.6%	16.9%
1-unit, attached	68.7%	41.8%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	12.4%
20 or more units	3.9%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Darby	Yeadon
Poverty rate	31.5%	8.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	37	33
Median year structure built	1949	1950