Chadds Ford is a somewhat small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,701 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Chadds Ford is the 173rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Chadds Ford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chadds Ford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chadds Ford who work in management occupations (20.86%), sales jobs (14.32%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.50%).

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

In addition, Chadds Ford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Chadds Ford is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chadds Ford a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chadds Ford has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chadds Ford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Chadds Ford Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Chadds Ford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Chadds Ford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.26% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chadds Ford in 2000 was $52,438, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,752 for a family of four. However, Chadds Ford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Chadds Ford is English.