Delaware County, Pennsylvania

579,222 people. The median home is worth $332,200 (typical Pennsylvania town: $214,250) and the median household earns $89,546.

Towns in Delaware County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Upper Darby	85,681	$219,100	$71,481	35.7
Haverford	50,431	$466,400	$131,674	40.2
Radnor	33,228	$833,900	$164,359	26.2
Chester	32,605	$83,100	$41,342	33.9
Ridley	31,053	$265,200	$92,835	39.6
Drexel Hill	29,181	$266,400	$88,168	36.2
Springfield	25,070	$414,900	$138,205	42.0
Marple	24,214	$509,600	$123,844	44.6
Concord	18,295	$583,800	$132,303	47.0
Upper Chichester	16,898	$289,700	$92,371	39.5
Aston	16,791	$343,000	$98,758	42.5
Middletown	16,373	$500,600	$129,300	47.6
Newtown	15,002	$611,100	$121,350	46.4
Nether Providence	14,525	$458,600	$150,950	41.7
Yeadon	12,054	$182,800	$49,759	45.7
Broomall	11,718	$483,000	$105,625	47.3
Lansdowne	11,107	$210,500	$73,232	41.2
Upper Providence	10,852	$632,400	$150,563	42.1
Darby	10,715	$117,900	$39,863	34.9
Woodlyn	9,685	$230,400	$79,696	38.9
Bethel	9,574	$523,500	$177,137	44.7
Darby	9,219	$189,800	$81,458	40.9
Collingdale	8,908	$166,600	$51,886	40.4
Brookhaven	8,300	$284,700	$91,042	43.7
Folsom	8,287	$280,100	$113,064	37.6
Villanova	8,213	$946,400	$250,001	20.2
Village Green-Green Ridge	8,000	$325,800	$96,711	42.3
Glenolden	7,223	$215,000	$72,786	37.8
Ridley Park	7,186	$281,700	$93,594	38.9
Wayne	7,160	$713,300	$150,539	46.2
Thornbury	6,904	$770,000	$191,543	40.4
Clifton Heights	6,863	$192,900	$70,931	32.7
Folcroft	6,792	$171,500	$61,306	30.5
Swarthmore	6,543	$633,800	$152,361	28.3
Prospect Park	6,427	$244,600	$63,077	33.7
Sharon Hill	6,014	$173,300	$75,130	32.6
Norwood	5,943	$235,000	$96,134	40.7
Media	5,901	$467,800	$89,092	44.9
Boothwyn	4,968	$272,800	$96,147	37.3
Edgmont	4,283	$614,200	$136,964	47.3
Aldan	4,244	$234,800	$74,514	40.0
Chester	4,080	$158,900	$58,125	26.8
Tinicum	3,983	$207,400	$53,451	46.5
Chadds Ford	3,972	$753,100	$168,491	42.9
Linwood	3,949	$151,400	$80,484	35.5
St. Davids	3,604	$1,001,600	$163,173	43.1
Rosemont	3,507	$643,600	$88,322	38.5
Lower Chichester	3,425	$141,700	$82,589	36.3
Upland	3,068	$184,700	$61,553	35.9
Chester Heights	2,897	$343,200	$104,009	51.4
Morton	2,778	$267,400	$61,563	42.0
Lima	2,745	$396,300	$76,932	70.9
East Lansdowne	2,714	$200,400	$69,000	35.2

People and housing

	Delaware County	Typical Pennsylvania town
Median home value	$332,200	$214,250
Median rent	$1,372	$996
Median household income	$89,546	$75,278
Median age	39.1	44.2
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	23.8%
Below the poverty line	10.2%	8.5%

Jobs and pay

218,536 jobs in 2024, average pay $73,172 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,313 storm events in Delaware County from 1996 to 2026, with 25 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Delaware County has been included in 24 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 10, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4618: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
March 30, 2020	Biological	DR-4506: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3441: Covid-19
February 6, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3367: Severe Winter Storm
October 29, 2012	Hurricane	EM-3356: Hurricane Sandy
September 12, 2011	Flood	DR-4030: Tropical Storm Lee

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).