One downside of living in Darby is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Darby, the average commute to work is 35.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For a small borough, Darby has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Darby exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The education level of Darby citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.20% of adults 25 and older in Darby have a college degree.
The per capita income in Darby in 2018 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.
