About Exton

Exton is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,342 people and just one neighborhood, Exton is the 415th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Exton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Exton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Exton who work in sales jobs (16.42%), management occupations (15.48%), and office and administrative support jobs (14.06%).

Also of interest is that Exton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Exton. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Exton.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Exton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

As is often the case in a small town, Exton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Exton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Exton is a pretty powerful place. 53.75% of the adults in Exton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Exton in 2000 was $38,589, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,356 for a family of four. However, Exton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Exton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Exton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Exton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Exton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.