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Phoenixville

Pennsylvania · 20,356 residents (2025 est.) · 3.51 sq mi
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The short version

Phoenixville is home to 19,452 people in Pennsylvania. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 5,540 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4. The population is up 32% since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $102,138, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Phoenixville

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree18.9% → 56.9% (+37.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 336 cities and towns in the Philadelphia metro

  • 145th in household income$102,138
  • 77th in share with a bachelor's degree56.9%
  • 128th in home value$369,600
  • 179th in diversity score48.8

Its weight in Chester County

Phoenixville's population equals 3.6% of Chester County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
19,452
+32%since 2000
from 14,788 in 2000
20,356 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
5,540 / sq mi
+32%since 2000
from 4,212 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.4
−4%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.51 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
14K16K17K19K20K19902000201020202024Phoenixville
202419K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(1,273)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(1,166)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.5%(867)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.3%(639)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(1,267)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3425%(4,854)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.2%(3,341)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.3%(1,806)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.9%(1,921)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.1%(1,388)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(764)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(166)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$102,138
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,500 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,408
+142%since 2000
from $22,911 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.3%
+30.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.389
−8%since 2010
from 0.421 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services12.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Information9.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade4.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing4.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$369,600
+95%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,735
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $672 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 56.0% in 2000
44.9% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.18 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.29 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.7%
−12.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+2%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
76
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.5%(12,647)
Black7.6%(1,127)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(432)
Asian2.4%(353)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.1%(15,007)
Black3.7%(720)
Hispanic / Latino7.6%(1,487)
Asian4.1%(799)
Other7.4%(1,439)
Diversity Score
49
+14%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Guatemalan1.5%(283)
Mexican1.3%(248)
Spaniard0.7%(140)
Peruvian0.7%(137)
Salvadoran0.3%(64)
Honduran0.2%(33)
Uruguayan0.2%(33)
Cuban0.2%(30)
Venezuelan0.1%(22)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Colombian0.1%(21)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.4%(271)
Chinese1.2%(241)
Korean0.7%(145)
Nepalese0.3%(68)
Asian Indian0.3%(57)
Bangladeshi0.1%(17)
Ancestry
German20.4%(3,967)
Irish19.7%(3,840)
Italian14.4%(2,805)
English8.7%(1,684)
Polish7.5%(1,454)
American3%(579)
Scottish2.2%(433)
Slovak1.5%(300)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(287)
Russian1.2%(224)
French0.9%(174)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.8%(153)
Norwegian0.8%(153)
Turkish0.8%(146)
Australian0.7%(136)
Dutch0.6%(124)
Welsh0.6%(118)
Lithuanian0.6%(110)
Swedish0.6%(109)
Somali0.6%(108)
Ukrainian0.4%(86)
Greek0.4%(80)
Iranian0.4%(72)
Arab0.4%(70)
Danish0.3%(65)
British0.3%(61)
Brazilian0.3%(60)
Croatian0.3%(57)
Canadian0.3%(52)
Lebanese0.3%(51)
Slovene0.2%(31)
Latvian0.1%(29)
Serbian0.1%(25)
Nigerian0.1%(22)
Czech0.1%(21)
Moroccan0.1%(19)
Swiss0.1%(17)
West Indian0.1%(17)
Haitian0.1%(17)
Israeli0.1%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
56.9%
+31.1 ptssince 2000
from 25.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.0%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 82.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
23.1%
+16.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.0 min
+51%since 2000
from 17.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
59.1%
−24.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
27.8%
+26.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
79.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2011
from 75.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
87.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
58.6%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Female
48.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Foreign born
8.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.3%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.4%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 81.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 79.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 88.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 7.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43%(3,543)
Married41.9%(3,451)
Widowed2.9%(237)
Divorced12.2%(1,008)
Women 15+
Never married37.7%(2,984)
Married42.6%(3,365)
Widowed7.8%(619)
Divorced11.9%(939)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.3%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 64.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
77.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 28.4% 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)13.9%(64)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(47)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.4%(242)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 462 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

Phoenixville, decade by decade

Phoenixville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199015,066$76,437$224,40618.9%19.2
200014,788$77,420$189,45225.8%32.6
201016,440$87,973$299,51035.1%47.2
202018,602$103,690$313,79746.5%54.1
202419,452$102,138$369,60056.9%48.8

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania?

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania has about 19,452 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania earns about $102,138 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Phoenixville, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $369,600, and the typical rent is about $1,735 a month.

How educated are people in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania?

About 56.9% of adults age 25 and over in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania?

About 8.1% of people in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Phoenixville, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,386 residents, a change of about 29 percent over that period.

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