CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Paoli

Pennsylvania · 5,603 residents · 2.02 sq mi

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Paoli is a city of 5,603 people in Pennsylvania. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Pennsylvania median. The typical home is worth $150,800. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.8% of people here. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% 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

5,603

+3%vs 2000

vs 5,425 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(380)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(293)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(283)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(299)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(1,059)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(922)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(563)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(579)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(225)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(155)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,952

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,800 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,862

−22%vs 2000

vs $30,570 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$150,800

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $168,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$678

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $845 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(4,909)

Black5.3%(288)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(46)

Asian2.6%(143)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(5,191)

Black6.8%(380)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(61)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0.4%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban1.1%(70)

South American1.1%(67)

Peruvian0.7%(47)

Mexican0.6%(38)

Colombian0.3%(20)

Asian origin

Asian Indian8.3%(530)

Chinese6.9%(439)

Kazakh1.3%(84)

Korean0.4%(26)

Sri Lankan0.3%(18)

Japanese0.3%(16)

Vietnamese0.3%(16)

Ancestry

Irish22.2%(1,414)

German17.5%(1,116)

Italian13.7%(869)

English13.5%(857)

Polish3.2%(205)

Scottish2.6%(168)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(161)

Swedish2.4%(151)

American2%(125)

Dutch1.3%(84)

Welsh1.2%(76)

French1%(66)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1%(62)

Ukrainian0.9%(58)

West Indian0.9%(55)

Jamaican0.9%(55)

Hungarian0.7%(42)

British0.6%(40)

Czech0.6%(39)

Austrian0.6%(38)

Norwegian0.6%(37)

Lithuanian0.6%(36)

Slovak0.6%(36)

Greek0.6%(35)

Iranian0.3%(19)

Russian0.3%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(14)

Brazilian0.2%(13)

Canadian0.2%(12)

Arab0.1%(8)

Armenian0.1%(8)

Belgian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.9%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.2%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 14.2 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 married29.3%(724)

Married64.1%(1,582)

Widowed3.1%(76)

Divorced3.4%(85)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(655)

Married53.9%(1,516)

Widowed8.1%(229)

Divorced14.7%(414)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.5%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.2%(58)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 165 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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