Yardley, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,609

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.1

0.655% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.37%

9.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$112,500

5.26% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$480,300

Population & Diversity

Yardley, PA is home to a population of 2.61k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.26% of Yardley, PA residents were born outside of the country (59 people).

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.38k people) in Yardley, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 108 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 52 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Yardley, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yardley, PA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yardley, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yardley, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 111
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
108 ± 70
White (Hispanic)
52 ± 55

6.13%

Hispanic Population

160 people

6.13% of the people in Yardley, PA are hispanic (160 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yardley, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

2.26%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

3.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

83 people

As of 2024, 2.26% of Yardley, PA residents (59 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yardley, PA was 3.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Yardley, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
63 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 45

Yardley, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Yardley, PA.

Economy

The economy of Yardley, PA employs 1.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yardley, PA were Educational Services (210 people), Retail Trade (162 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($207,939), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($156,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,183).

Employment

Occupations

1.38k

2024 Value

± 228

0.145%

1 Year growth

± 23.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yardley, PA grew at a rate of 0.145%, from 1.38k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yardley, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (230 people), Management Occupations (176 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (126 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yardley, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.38k

2024 Value

± 228

0.145%

1 Year growth

± 23.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yardley, PA grew at a rate of 0.145%, from 1.38k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yardley, PA, are Educational Services (210 people), Retail Trade (162 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yardley, PA, though some of these residents may live in Yardley, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$87,826

Median earning men ± $23,426

$70,771

Median earning women ± $11,921

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($170,074), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,518), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,702).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,552), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,906), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,350).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yardley, PA was $480,300 in 2024, which is 1.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $469,600 to $480,300, a 2.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Yardley, PA is 72.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yardley, PA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yardley, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$480,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,964

$827

Median Property Taxes

±$133

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yardley, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yardley, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.5%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.5% of the housing units in Yardley, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yardley, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$112,500

Median Household Income

± $19,915

1.14k

Number of Households

± 184

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.14k households in Yardley, PA declined from $112,500 from the previous year's value of $118,750.

The following chart displays the households in Yardley, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yardley, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (61.5%)
Worked At Home (25.7%)
Walked (6.46%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Yardley, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.7%) and those who walked to work (6.46%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yardley, PA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Yardley, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yardley, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yardley, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yardley, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yardley, PA (88 out of 2.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yardley, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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