Kennett Square

Population: 6,096
Median household income: $74,259
Median home value: $347,700

Kennett Square is a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,096 residents. The median household income of $74,259 is below the Chester County median ($123,041).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kennett Square's population declined 1.5% from 6,190 to 6,096, while its median home value rose 32.1% from $263,300 to $347,700.

36.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,096
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,259
Median home value: $347,700
Median gross rent: $1,243
Housing units: 2,348
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1906,096

Median household income

$77,404$74,259

Median home value

$263,300$347,700

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,243

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,190	$77,404	$263,300	$1,103
2020	6,182	$64,028	$266,100	$1,031
2021	5,959	$65,984	$275,000	$1,163
2022	5,982	$70,903	$328,200	$1,227
2023	6,096	$74,259	$347,700	$1,243

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	446	7.3%
5 to 17	965	15.8%
18 to 24	727	11.9%
25 to 34	686	11.3%
35 to 44	826	13.5%
45 to 54	684	11.2%
55 to 64	853	14.0%
65 to 74	585	9.6%
75 and over	324	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,011	49.4%
Black or African American	241	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	247	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,577	42.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's16.8%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	712	18.0%
High school graduate	1,146	29.0%
Some college or associate's	663	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	744	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	693	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,333	72.9%
Carpooled	449	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	296	9.2%
Other means	12	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,276	43.9%
15 to 29 min	778	26.8%
30 to 44 min	553	19.0%
45 to 59 min	230	7.9%
60+ min	69	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 4.5% (274 of 6,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,519	70.7%
Nonfamily households	631	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,150	91.6%
Vacant	198	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,128	52.5%
Renter-occupied	1,022	47.5%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached16.8%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,124	47.9%
1-unit, attached	394	16.8%
2 to 4 units	269	11.5%
5 to 19 units	385	16.4%
20 or more units	157	6.7%
Mobile home & other	19	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4239352
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8438, -75.7113