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Colwyn borough, Delaware County, PA

2,683 Population
0.3 square miles 10,380.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.2 ±4.2 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Delaware County: 39 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,522 ±$5,740 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Delaware County: $48,676 ±$681
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$53,092 ±$8,602 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Delaware County: $88,576 ±$1,853
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

29% ±17.6% (777  ±492) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Delaware County: 10.2% 56,407 (±0.5% / ±3,004)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

31.8 minutes ±0.9 (34,415  ±6,916) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Delaware County: 28.4 6,695,360 (±0.4 / ±120,828)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

855 ±107 Number of households
  • Delaware County: 216,660 ±997
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
3.1 ±0.4 (2,683  ±494) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Delaware County: 2.6 553,942 (±0 / ±255)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

882 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Delaware County: 229,390 ±196
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$105,800 ±$20,803 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Delaware County: $302,400 ±$5,023
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

2.2% ±1.3% (59  ±36.2) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Delaware County: 9.7% 55,436 (±0.5% / ±2,856.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

87.9% ±10.3% (1,364  ±241) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware County: 93.6% 367,663 (±1.1% / ±4,420.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
15.2% ±5.3% (235  ±87.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Delaware County: 41.6% 163,404 (±0.7% / ±2,711)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.8% ±7% (611  ±218) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Delaware County: 11.2% 64,232
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

2.4% ±2% (48  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Delaware County: 5.1% 22,657 (±0.2% / ±1,043)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
48 Total veterans ±41 48 Male ±41 N/A Female ±11

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