Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Demographics

Swarthmore is 31st out of 6,406 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Swarthmore is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Swarthmore is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Income per household

Swarthmore is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Home median value

Swarthmore is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Swarthmore is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Income per capita

Swarthmore is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Swarthmore is 14th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	6,190	145th	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1.4	216th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4,424.3	81st	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	224th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.7%	150th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.4%	206th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	97.7%	7th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	79.7%	1st	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	82.5%	188th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.0%	101st	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	31st	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	7.7%	14th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	27th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	59th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	79.0%	193rd	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	52.8%	82nd	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.1%	21st	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	2,081	249th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.5%	104th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	1,945	247th	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.0%	59th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$437,700	4th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	80th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$52,299	6th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$120,043	2nd	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.5%	204th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Swarthmore	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	908	76th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,699	189th	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$1,421	187th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,475	174th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732