Exeter is home to 5,541 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 51.5, about 13 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $146,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 26% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,639, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Exeter
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 51.5(+12.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share0.2% → 4.1%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share0.3% → 5.9%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)6.6%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(77)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War48%(168)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 350 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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Over time
Exeter, decade by decade
Exeter population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,691
$56,186
$139,204
9.6%
1.4
2000
5,955
$57,712
$145,186
13.4%
4.5
2010
5,652
$63,297
$159,825
21.0%
8.1
2020
5,514
$64,985
$145,445
19.0%
20.1
2024
5,541
$57,639
$146,800
26.4%
35.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
