CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Exton

Pennsylvania · 2,596 residents · 3.13 sq mi

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Exton is home to 2,596 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. There are 1,671 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $743 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% 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

2,596

−39%vs 2000

vs 4,267 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(136)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(101)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.4%(89)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(278)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.3%(580)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.3%(528)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.9%(154)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(187)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(315)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(82)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,071

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,240 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,617

−41%vs 2000

vs $38,589 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$147,100

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $169,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$743

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $997 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

38.4%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.6% in 2000

61.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(3,705)

Black3.9%(168)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(80)

Asian6%(257)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(2,487)

Black2.5%(65)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(36)

Asian1.7%(44)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(75)

South American0.8%(54)

Colombian0.8%(54)

Cuban0.4%(26)

Central American0.3%(18)

Salvadoran0.3%(18)

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian21.4%(1,449)

Pakistani0.9%(63)

Bangladeshi0.8%(56)

Chinese0.7%(49)

Korean0.3%(19)

Filipino0.3%(19)

Taiwanese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish22.5%(1,524)

German17.4%(1,175)

Italian12.5%(844)

English7.3%(496)

Polish2.1%(142)

Russian1.3%(89)

French1.2%(81)

French Canadian1%(67)

Scottish1%(67)

American0.9%(61)

Arab0.9%(59)

Egyptian0.7%(45)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.6%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(37)

Canadian0.5%(31)

West Indian0.5%(31)

Greek0.4%(30)

British0.4%(28)

Belgian0.4%(26)

Swedish0.3%(23)

Ukrainian0.3%(23)

Norwegian0.3%(22)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(22)

Welsh0.3%(19)

Swiss0.3%(18)

Iranian0.2%(15)

Syrian0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(11)

Czech0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Dutch0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

Danish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.4%

−17.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.8%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married27.5%(748)

Married65.2%(1,776)

Widowed0.7%(20)

Divorced6.6%(180)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(722)

Married61.2%(1,730)

Widowed6.1%(171)

Divorced7.2%(202)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 90.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

14.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% 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)7.7%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.2%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(65)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 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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