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Upper Darby, PA
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Living in Upper Darby



Upper Darby is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 43,758 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Upper Darby is the largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

One downside of living in Upper Darby is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upper Darby, the average commute to work is 34.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of Upper Darby’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Upper Darby has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Upper Darby has quite a high level of public transit users. Upper Darby’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The citizens of Upper Darby are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.15% of adults in Upper Darby having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Upper Darby in 2018 was $27,861, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,444 for a family of four. However, Upper Darby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Upper Darby is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Darby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Darby residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Upper Darby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.49% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Upper Darby include Irish, African, German, Italian, and Haitian.

In addition, Upper Darby has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (34.12%).

The most common language spoken in Upper Darby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.