COMPARING TWO PLACES
Exton vs Hockessin
PLACE A
Exton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hockessin, Delaware
Exton is 50% smaller than Hockessin. Hockessin earns more, with a median household income $50,507 higher. Exton has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 0%).
EXTONHOCKESSINDIFFERENCE
Total population6,77213,439−50% vs Hockessin
Population density2,1661,338+827
Population growth16.1%-0.4%+16.5 pts
Median age33.846.3−12.5
Male47.0%46.2%+0.8 pts
Female53.0%53.8%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born21.7%10.2%+11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.7%76.8%−12.1 pts
Black1.8%1.2%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%3.7%−0.3 pts
Asian24.7%12.9%+11.7 pts
Other5.5%5.4%+0.1 pts
Median household income$120,697$171,204−$50,507
Per capita income$65,850$74,681−$8,831
Poverty rate3.2%1.5%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.400−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%66.3%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree29.9%30.5%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation70.7%59.7%+11.0 pts
Median home value$554,200$568,800−$14,600
Median gross rent$2,202$3,501−$1,299
Owner-occupied29.1%90.4%−61.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%3.5%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households30.4%41.6%−11.2 pts
Average commute27.623.2+4.4
Worked from home38.0%22.1%+15.9 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.7%+0.8 pts
Uninsured1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024