Eddystone

Population: 2,212
Median household income: $53,665
Median home value: $117,500

Eddystone is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,212 residents. At $53,665, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $88,576.

From 2019 to 2023, Eddystone's population declined 12.6% from 2,530 to 2,212, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $90,600 to $117,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.0% of the population. 67.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,212
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,665
Median home value: $117,500
Median gross rent: $1,312
Housing units: 1,067
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5302,212

Median household income

$52,500$53,665

Median home value

$90,600$117,500

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,312

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,530	$52,500	$90,600	$1,218
2020	2,407	$42,841	$97,600	$1,039
2021	2,321	$46,510	$97,000	$1,098
2022	2,170	$53,355	$111,100	$1,109
2023	2,212	$53,665	$117,500	$1,312

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	6.9%
5 to 17	338	15.3%
18 to 24	216	9.8%
25 to 34	456	20.6%
35 to 44	275	12.4%
45 to 54	189	8.5%
55 to 64	272	12.3%
65 to 74	212	9.6%
75 and over	101	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,593	72.0%
Black or African American	380	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	197	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree4.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	225	15.0%
High school graduate	714	47.4%
Some college or associate's	473	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	63	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means9.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	594	67.0%
Carpooled	6	0.7%
Public transit	8	0.9%
Walked	38	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	159	17.9%
Other means	82	9.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	34.5%
15 to 29 min	203	27.9%
30 to 44 min	145	19.9%
45 to 59 min	27	3.7%
60+ min	102	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 17.5% (387 of 2,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	493	54.8%
Nonfamily households	406	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	899	84.3%
Vacant	168	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	528	58.7%
Renter-occupied	371	41.3%

1-unit, detached22.9%

1-unit, attached51.3%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	244	22.9%
1-unit, attached	547	51.3%
2 to 4 units	130	12.2%
5 to 19 units	42	3.9%
20 or more units	104	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4222296
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 39.8548, -75.3371