Spring City

Population: 3,551
Median household income: $73,323
Median home value: $253,400

Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Spring City is a community with a population of 3,551. The median household income of $73,323 is below the Chester County median ($123,041).

Between 2019 and 2023, Spring City's population grew 7.4% from 3,307 to 3,551, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $181,300 to $253,400.

24.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1940.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,551
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,323
Median home value: $253,400
Median gross rent: $985
Housing units: 2,093
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3073,551

Median household income

$58,673$73,323

Median home value

$181,300$253,400

Median gross rent

$891$985

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,307	$58,673	$181,300	$891
2020	3,307	$61,838	$193,900	$853
2021	3,465	$65,888	$204,300	$918
2022	3,486	$70,181	$227,700	$887
2023	3,551	$73,323	$253,400	$985

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3422.9%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	185	5.2%
5 to 17	358	10.1%
18 to 24	232	6.5%
25 to 34	813	22.9%
35 to 44	358	10.1%
45 to 54	434	12.2%
55 to 64	713	20.1%
65 to 74	311	8.8%
75 and over	147	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,890	81.4%
Black or African American	137	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	96	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	89	2.5%
Two or more races	96	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	243	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree31.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	166	6.0%
High school graduate	780	28.1%
Some college or associate's	764	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	860	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	206	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,604	70.0%
Carpooled	76	3.3%
Public transit	23	1.0%
Walked	51	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	510	22.3%
Other means	27	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	366	20.6%
15 to 29 min	402	22.6%
30 to 44 min	611	34.3%
45 to 59 min	349	19.6%
60+ min	53	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 15.2% (538 of 3,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	783	40.5%
Nonfamily households	1,150	59.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,933	92.4%
Vacant	160	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,056	54.6%
Renter-occupied	877	45.4%

1-unit, detached24.0%

1-unit, attached32.3%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units19.0%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	503	24.0%
1-unit, attached	677	32.3%
2 to 4 units	333	15.9%
5 to 19 units	397	19.0%
20 or more units	183	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4272920
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.1769, -75.5465