Folcroft

Population: 6,748
Median household income: $58,899
Median home value: $140,000

Folcroft is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,748 residents. At $58,899, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $88,576.

Between 2019 and 2023, Folcroft's population grew 1.8% from 6,627 to 6,748, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $114,100 to $140,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 42.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,748
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,899
Median home value: $140,000
Median gross rent: $1,363
Housing units: 2,866
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6276,748

Median household income

$62,229$58,899

Median home value

$114,100$140,000

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,363

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,627	$62,229	$114,100	$1,228
2020	6,629	$56,169	$112,900	$1,203
2021	6,738	$55,039	$117,800	$1,381
2022	6,758	$56,650	$139,000	$1,392
2023	6,748	$58,899	$140,000	$1,363

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	559	8.3%
5 to 17	1,332	19.7%
18 to 24	521	7.7%
25 to 34	1,282	19.0%
35 to 44	804	11.9%
45 to 54	745	11.0%
55 to 64	862	12.8%
65 to 74	336	5.0%
75 and over	307	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,739	40.6%
Black or African American	2,888	42.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	227	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.4%
Some other race	95	1.4%
Two or more races	297	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	475	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	469	10.8%
High school graduate	1,592	36.7%
Some college or associate's	1,318	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	700	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	257	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,206	73.3%
Carpooled	244	8.1%
Public transit	121	4.0%
Walked	24	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	378	12.6%
Other means	37	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	463	17.6%
15 to 29 min	1,124	42.7%
30 to 44 min	566	21.5%
45 to 59 min	367	13.9%
60+ min	112	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 17.1% (1,152 of 6,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,641	63.2%
Nonfamily households	956	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,597	90.6%
Vacant	269	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,885	72.6%
Renter-occupied	712	27.4%

1-unit, detached12.4%

1-unit, attached73.7%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	355	12.4%
1-unit, attached	2,113	73.7%
2 to 4 units	113	3.9%
5 to 19 units	260	9.1%
20 or more units	25	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4226408
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 39.8882, -75.2758