Chadds Ford

Population: 1,403
Median household income: $169,250
Median home value: $485,500

Chadds Ford, a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, has 1,403 residents. At $169,250, its median household income sits above Chester County's $123,041.

From 2020 to 2023, Chadds Ford's population declined 7.9% from 1,523 to 1,403, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $421,000 to $485,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.9% of the population. 62.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,403
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $169,250
Median home value: $485,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 476
Homeownership rate: 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5231,403

Median household income

$128,929$169,250

Median home value

$421,000$485,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,523	$128,929	$421,000
2021	1,485	$137,174	$440,600
2022	1,300	$154,861	$460,800
2023	1,403	$169,250	$485,500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	4.0%
5 to 17	338	24.1%
18 to 24	72	5.1%
25 to 34	146	10.4%
35 to 44	182	13.0%
45 to 54	178	12.7%
55 to 64	270	19.2%
65 to 74	113	8.1%
75 and over	48	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,121	79.9%
Black or African American	22	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	117	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate12.4%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree39.1%

Graduate or professional degree30.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	116	12.4%
Some college or associate's	170	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	366	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	285	30.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	489	62.5%
Carpooled	69	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	186	23.8%
Other means	30	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	25.8%
15 to 29 min	125	21.0%
30 to 44 min	200	33.6%
45 to 59 min	52	8.7%
60+ min	65	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 3.7% (52 of 1,403)

	Count	Share
Family households	369	77.5%
Nonfamily households	107	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	447	93.9%
Renter-occupied	29	6.1%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached17.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	395	83.0%
1-unit, attached	81	17.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4212440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.8759, -75.6082