Yeadon, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,181

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.7

3.63% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

52.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,759

13.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$182,800

Population & Diversity

Yeadon, PA is home to a population of 12.2k people, from which 97.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11% of Yeadon, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2024, there were 9.04 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.2k people) in Yeadon, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.13k White (Non-Hispanic) and 578 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Yeadon, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yeadon, PA was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yeadon, PA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.2k ± 657
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.13k ± 649
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
578 ± 305

1.58%

Hispanic Population

193 people

1.58% of the people in Yeadon, PA are hispanic (193 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Yeadon, 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

11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

13.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.64k people

As of 2024, 11% of Yeadon, PA residents (1.35k 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 Yeadon, PA was 13.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
166 ± 92
Gulf War (2001-)
132 ± 142
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 69

Yeadon, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Yeadon, PA employs 5.99k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yeadon, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,729 people), Transportation & Warehousing (760 people), and Educational Services (707 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,000), and Public Administration ($61,994).

Employment

Occupations

5.99k

2024 Value

± 896

−2.24%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yeadon, PA declined at a rate of −2.24%, from 6.12k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yeadon, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (909 people), Transportation Occupations (495 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (473 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yeadon, 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

5.99k

2024 Value

± 896

−2.24%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yeadon, PA declined at a rate of −2.24%, from 6.12k employees to 5.99k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yeadon, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,729 people), Transportation & Warehousing (760 people), and Educational Services (707 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yeadon, PA, though some of these residents may live in Yeadon, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,360

Median earning men ± $8,133

$47,648

Median earning women ± $10,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($63,583), Public Administration ($44,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,132).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($76,680), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yeadon, PA was $182,800 in 2024, which is 0.549 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,500 to $182,800, a 5.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Yeadon, PA is 45%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yeadon, PA have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yeadon, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$182,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,527

$2,407

Median Property Taxes

±$399

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 Yeadon, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

45%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45% of the housing units in Yeadon, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yeadon, 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.

$49,759

Median Household Income

± $4,671

5.35k

Number of Households

± 833

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.35k households in Yeadon, PA declined from $49,759 from the previous year's value of $57,336.

The following chart displays the households in Yeadon, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yeadon, 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 (65.7%)
Worked At Home (17.6%)
Public Transit (9.32%)

In 2024, 65.7% of workers in Yeadon, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.32%).

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

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yeadon, PA have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.74% of the workforce in Yeadon, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yeadon, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yeadon, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yeadon, PA (1.48k out of 11.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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