CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bryn Mawr

Pennsylvania · 3,271 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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Bryn Mawr is a city of 3,271 people in Pennsylvania. 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Owners hold 40% of the housing stock. Median rent is $702 a month. There are 1,111 fewer people here than in 2000. That is roughly 23% ahead of the Pennsylvania median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

45% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,271

−25%vs 2000

vs 4,382 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.9

+33%vs 2000

vs 22.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.7%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.4%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.2%(72)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(307)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2422.9%(750)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(536)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.3%(273)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(276)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(254)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(165)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.2%(136)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,897

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,721 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,170

−18%vs 2000

vs $23,442 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.4%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$128,900

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $150,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$702

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $989 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

40.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.5% in 2000

60.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77%(3,375)

Black10.3%(450)

Hispanic / Latino3%(130)

Asian7.3%(320)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(2,777)

Black11.1%(363)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(87)

Asian3.5%(114)

Other0.5%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(208)

Puerto Rican1.3%(75)

South American1.2%(68)

Chilean0.9%(51)

Cuban0.8%(49)

Central American0.5%(27)

Spaniard0.4%(22)

Dominican0.2%(14)

Honduran0.2%(14)

Panamanian0.2%(13)

Uruguayan0.2%(9)

Colombian0.1%(4)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Paraguayan0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese3.5%(204)

Asian Indian0.8%(49)

Korean0.6%(38)

Nepalese0.6%(34)

Uzbek0.2%(9)

Japanese0.1%(6)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(20)

Ancestry

Irish21.4%(1,256)

English12.1%(713)

German12.1%(709)

Italian9.4%(555)

Polish4.6%(269)

Scottish4.1%(241)

French3%(178)

Russian2.6%(153)

American2.4%(139)

Austrian1.7%(101)

Subsaharan African1.3%(77)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(68)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian1%(58)

Greek0.9%(52)

Lithuanian0.9%(51)

British0.9%(50)

West Indian0.8%(49)

Czech0.8%(47)

French Canadian0.7%(44)

Norwegian0.5%(31)

Romanian0.5%(31)

Arab0.5%(29)

Ghanaian0.4%(26)

Brazilian0.4%(25)

Swedish0.4%(22)

Swiss0.4%(22)

Ukrainian0.4%(22)

Hungarian0.4%(21)

Turkish0.4%(21)

Egyptian0.3%(18)

Bulgarian0.3%(18)

Haitian0.3%(17)

Dutch0.3%(16)

Slovak0.3%(16)

Welsh0.3%(16)

Barbadian0.2%(14)

Syrian0.1%(6)

Latvian0.1%(6)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

Palestinian0.1%(5)

Australian0.1%(5)

Canadian0.1%(5)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Ethiopian0.1%(5)

Kenyan0.1%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

Jamaican0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.1%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+74%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.1%(845)

Married41.8%(751)

Widowed3.2%(58)

Divorced7.9%(141)

Women 15+

Never married67.9%(2,516)

Married19.7%(730)

Widowed4.2%(156)

Divorced8.2%(304)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 6.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.3%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.5%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.3%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.8%(69)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 154 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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