Swarthmore, Pennsylvania


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Swarthmore
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Population 2000:6,170
Population 2002:6,164
Elevation:120 feet
Foreign born:9.4% (4.0% Asia, 2.5% Europe, 1.5% Latin America)
Land area:1.4 square miles
County:Delaware
Industries:Educational,health and social services (46.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.1%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.4%).
Population growth:-6 (-0.10%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:83.8%
Black:4.7%
Hispanic:3.4%
Two or more races:2.6%
Chinese:2.0%
Other race:1.1%
Asian Indian:1.0%
Other Asian:0.9%
Korean:0.8%
American Indian:0.7%
Japanese:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:47.0%
Never married:42.0%
Widowed:5.3%
Divorced:5.0%
Separated:0.7%
Median
House value:$258,000
Household income:$82,653
Resident age:33.4 years
Swarthmore Compared to Pennsylvania State Average
House age:much above
Number of college students:above
Median house value:much above
Number of rooms per house:above
Black race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:below
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Population density:above
Median household income:above
Education
High school or higher:96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher:77.1%
Graduate or professional degree:45.9%
Unemployed:2.6%
Crime Statistics
Ancestries
German:17.8%
English:17.8%
Irish:17.4%
Italian:8.7%
Russian:6.1%
Polish:4.1%
 

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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania ZIP Codes: 19081