In Darby, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Darby has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the borough for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Darby who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.20% of the adults in Darby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Darby in 2022 was $21,057, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,228 for a family of four. However, Darby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Darby also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.82% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Darby is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Darby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Darby residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Darby include African, Liberian, Irish, Haitian, and Jamaican.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Darby's cultural character, accounting for 18.05% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Darby is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.
