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Downingtown Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Downingtown Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,320

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
12.9%
18 - 24:
5.6%
25 - 34:
20.2%
35 - 54:
26.3%
55 - 64:
14.1%
Over 65 Years:
14.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
96.8%
96.8%
46.4%
46.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Downingtown
USA
$44,167
$44,167
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Downingtown
USA
$82,292
$82,292
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Retail
Accommodation
Finance
Transportation
Other
Construction
Administration
Real estate
Information Technology
19.0%
19.0%
12.9%
12.9%
11.7%
11.7%
7.4%
7.4%
6.9%
6.9%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.2%
4.2%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
71.3%
71.3%
10.9%
10.9%
9.2%
9.2%
4.7%
4.7%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
Italian
English
Norwegian
Polish
Scottish
European
Russian
Welsh
Austrian
Jordanian
Hungarian
French
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
Portuguese
British
Dutch
Greek
24.3%
24.3%
20.8%
20.8%
11.8%
11.8%
10.5%
10.5%
4.8%
4.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
Langs. of India
Russian
Vietnamese
Spanish
Italian
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Other Asian languages
French
African languages
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
83.8%
83.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Downingtown Residents

13.5%