CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Yeadon

Pennsylvania · 11,980 residents · 1.60 sq mi

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Yeadon is home to 11,980 people in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 24% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of locals. Getting to work takes 28 minutes on average. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $35,951 a year at the median, 19% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

11,980

+2%vs 2000

vs 11,762 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(843)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(790)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(776)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(627)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(712)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(2,168)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(1,893)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,284)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(986)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(1,004)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(731)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(166)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,951

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,450 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,334

−32%vs 2000

vs $22,546 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,400

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$523

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $600 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.7% in 2000

36.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic15.4%(1,809)

Black80.4%(9,459)

Hispanic / Latino1%(120)

Asian0.9%(101)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic31.8%(3,805)

Black65.8%(7,877)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(69)

Asian1.7%(198)

Other0.8%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.6%(77)

Mexican0.3%(34)

Dominican0%(1)

Central American0%(1)

Salvadoran0%(1)

South American0%(1)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(6)

Korean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African15.9%(1,936)

West Indian4.2%(506)

Irish3.6%(436)

Italian3.4%(420)

Jamaican2.7%(330)

Ethiopian1.7%(212)

German1.4%(174)

Dutch1.4%(173)

American1.2%(146)

Haitian1%(117)

English0.9%(111)

Nigerian0.6%(72)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(61)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(58)

Greek0.3%(31)

Ghanaian0.2%(24)

French0.2%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

British0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Jamaican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.2%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 24.5 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 married46.6%(2,144)

Married33.6%(1,548)

Widowed7.9%(366)

Divorced11.9%(546)

Women 15+

Never married52.9%(3,298)

Married23.2%(1,448)

Widowed7.9%(493)

Divorced16%(997)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.4%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.4%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)21.9%(132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(97)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(166)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 604 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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