CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Exeter

Pennsylvania · 5,691 residents · 4.62 sq mi

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With 5,691 people, Exeter is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $58,000. Households here earn about 19% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

5,691

−4%vs 2000

vs 5,955 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(329)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(386)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(839)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(749)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(585)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(665)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(660)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(342)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(123)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,410

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,681 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,290

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,022 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(5,847)

Black0.5%(29)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(34)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(5,659)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(10)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban1.2%(64)

Puerto Rican0.9%(49)

Dominican0.3%(19)

Central American0.3%(14)

Honduran0.3%(14)

Asian origin

Pakistani2%(109)

Filipino1%(57)

Asian Indian0.7%(38)

Chinese0.5%(25)

Ancestry

Italian24%(1,331)

Irish18.9%(1,050)

Polish15.6%(862)

German7.8%(431)

English6.9%(383)

Russian5%(275)

Lithuanian4.5%(248)

Slovak3.8%(209)

French1.3%(74)

Welsh1.3%(73)

Arab1.2%(64)

Scottish0.9%(48)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

American0.8%(47)

Syrian0.8%(47)

Dutch0.8%(42)

Ukrainian0.4%(24)

Austrian0.4%(21)

Norwegian0.4%(21)

British0.3%(18)

Lebanese0.3%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(4)

Swedish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.0%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 12.3 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 married34.3%(788)

Married44.8%(1,029)

Widowed10.4%(238)

Divorced10.6%(243)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(779)

Married36.2%(870)

Widowed16.2%(389)

Divorced15.3%(367)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.6%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% 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)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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