Thorndale

Population: 4,139
Median household income: $107,995
Median home value: $317,600

Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Thorndale is a community with a population of 4,139. Its median household income of $107,995 runs below the Chester County figure of $123,041.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thorndale's population grew 13.2% from 3,655 to 4,139, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $237,400 to $317,600.

The median resident is 37.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,139
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $107,995
Median home value: $317,600
Median gross rent: $1,798
Housing units: 1,533
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6554,139

Median household income

$106,063$107,995

Median home value

$237,400$317,600

Median gross rent

$1,544$1,798

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,655	$106,063	$237,400	$1,544
2020	3,719	$113,917	$257,300	$1,458
2021	3,658	$89,150	$261,300	$1,452
2022	4,007	$96,667	$293,200	$1,811
2023	4,139	$107,995	$317,600	$1,798

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	282	6.8%
5 to 17	750	18.1%
18 to 24	320	7.7%
25 to 34	576	13.9%
35 to 44	746	18.0%
45 to 54	325	7.9%
55 to 64	550	13.3%
65 to 74	416	10.1%
75 and over	174	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,198	77.3%
Black or African American	232	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	117	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	557	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	3.2%
High school graduate	910	32.7%
Some college or associate's	571	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	850	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	366	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,619	73.5%
Carpooled	92	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	433	19.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	383	21.6%
15 to 29 min	543	30.7%
30 to 44 min	550	31.1%
45 to 59 min	235	13.3%
60+ min	59	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 1.9% (77 of 4,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,072	69.9%
Nonfamily households	461	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,533	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,025	66.9%
Renter-occupied	508	33.1%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units28.8%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	943	61.5%
1-unit, attached	90	5.9%
2 to 4 units	35	2.3%
5 to 19 units	441	28.8%
20 or more units	24	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4276584
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.0010, -75.7517