East Lansdowne

Population: 2,699
Median household income: $66,611
Median home value: $201,400

Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, East Lansdowne is a community with a population of 2,699. Its median household income of $66,611 runs below the Delaware County figure of $88,576.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Lansdowne's population held roughly steady from 2,674 to 2,699, while its median home value rose 69.0% from $119,200 to $201,400.

Owners occupy 58.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,699
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,611
Median home value: $201,400
Median gross rent: $1,542
Housing units: 1,283
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6742,699

Median household income

$59,798$66,611

Median home value

$119,200$201,400

Median gross rent

$966$1,542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,674	$59,798	$119,200	$966
2020	2,661	$51,250	$156,200	$1,319
2021	2,700	$53,984	$166,000	$1,348
2022	2,703	$57,778	$172,700	$1,500
2023	2,699	$66,611	$201,400	$1,542

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	3.9%
5 to 17	454	16.8%
18 to 24	163	6.0%
25 to 34	558	20.7%
35 to 44	357	13.2%
45 to 54	482	17.9%
55 to 64	233	8.6%
65 to 74	287	10.6%
75 and over	59	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	448	16.6%
Black or African American	1,840	68.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	149	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.3%
Two or more races	223	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	7.3%
High school graduate	717	36.3%
Some college or associate's	633	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	292	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	189	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit7.6%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	875	64.3%
Carpooled	121	8.9%
Public transit	103	7.6%
Walked	19	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	242	17.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	12.5%
15 to 29 min	461	41.2%
30 to 44 min	244	21.8%
45 to 59 min	120	10.7%
60+ min	153	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 16.8% (454 of 2,698)

	Count	Share
Family households	579	49.4%
Nonfamily households	593	50.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,172	91.3%
Vacant	111	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	690	58.9%
Renter-occupied	482	41.1%

1-unit, detached33.0%

1-unit, attached30.2%

2 to 4 units32.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	423	33.0%
1-unit, attached	388	30.2%
2 to 4 units	413	32.2%
5 to 19 units	38	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4221384
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9440, -75.2608