Downingtown

Population: 8,163
Median household income: $82,292
Median home value: $322,500

Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Downingtown is a community with a population of 8,163. At $82,292, its median household income sits below Chester County's $123,041.

Between 2019 and 2023, Downingtown's population grew 3.0% from 7,926 to 8,163, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $242,700 to $322,500.

21.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,163
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $82,292
Median home value: $322,500
Median gross rent: $1,528
Housing units: 3,658
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9268,163

Median household income

$66,345$82,292

Median home value

$242,700$322,500

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,926	$66,345	$242,700	$1,194
2020	8,012	$74,075	$253,100	$1,258
2021	8,047	$72,669	$261,600	$1,254
2022	8,088	$74,323	$295,500	$1,436
2023	8,163	$82,292	$322,500	$1,528

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	532	6.5%
5 to 17	1,053	12.9%
18 to 24	456	5.6%
25 to 34	1,649	20.2%
35 to 44	1,379	16.9%
45 to 54	765	9.4%
55 to 64	1,147	14.1%
65 to 74	799	9.8%
75 and over	383	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,821	71.3%
Black or African American	887	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	752	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	309	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	381	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	3.2%
High school graduate	1,620	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,468	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,036	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	804	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,327	70.2%
Carpooled	545	11.5%
Public transit	43	0.9%
Walked	53	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	720	15.2%
Other means	51	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,092	27.2%
15 to 29 min	1,722	42.8%
30 to 44 min	635	15.8%
45 to 59 min	262	6.5%
60+ min	308	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 7.1% (567 of 8,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,256	64.3%
Nonfamily households	1,254	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,510	96.0%
Vacant	148	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,787	50.9%
Renter-occupied	1,723	49.1%

1-unit, detached21.0%

1-unit, attached36.6%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units23.5%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	770	21.0%
1-unit, attached	1,339	36.6%
2 to 4 units	354	9.7%
5 to 19 units	860	23.5%
20 or more units	335	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4219752
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.0083, -75.7022