19348 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19348, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19348 is a zip code in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which covers East Marlborough, Kennett, Kennett Square, New Garden, Newlin, Pennsbury, Pocopson, and West Marlborough, with a total population of 23,075 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19348 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19348.

The estimated population of people living in 19348 is 23,075, with a median age of 45.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19348 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
23,075
 -2.37% +0.37%
2020
23,636
 -1.25% -
2019
23,934
+1.69%
-
2018
23,537
+2.37%
-
2017
22,991
 - -

Population of 19348 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19348 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
72.2%
70.4%
 +2.56%
Black/African American
3.4%
2.5%
 +36.00%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
19.1%
22.2%
 -13.96%
Asian
2.4%
3.5%
 -31.43%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
1.4%
 +78.57%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19348 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19348 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19348 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19348 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.4 +4.37% 45.7 +7.03% 45.2 +2.49%
2020 43.5 +4.82% 42.7 +6.22% 44.1 +1.85%
2019 41.5 +0.24% 40.2 +0.75% 43.3 -0.46%
2018 41.4 0% 39.9 +0.25% 43.5 +0.23%
2017 41.4 - 39.8 - 43.4 -

The median age of the 19348 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19348 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,216 -8.02% 1,320 -14.57% 1,117 1,129
10 to 19 1,582 -7.05% 1,588 +19.43% 1,461 1,890
20 to 29 1,480 -23.82% 1,057 +9.16% 1,118 1,132
30 to 39 1,434 -15.22% 1,264 -16.81% 1,203 1,049
40 to 49 1,498 -9.87% 1,527 +5.81% 1,353 1,613
50 to 59 1,571 +2.06% 1,793 -6.07% 1,599 1,676
60 to 69 1,541 +14.08% 1,509 +1.28% 1,765 1,523
70+ 1,044 +42.79% 1,567 +20.02% 1,556 1,891

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19348 zip code is $103,075.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19348.

  • Under 25
    $65,979.00
  • 25 to 44
    $112,714.00
  • 45 to 64
    $129,242.00
  • 65 and over
    $75,250.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19348 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19348, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19348 is currently $148,963.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

19.04% of households in 19348 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19348 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    6.32%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    15.76%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.19%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.43%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.78%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    12.48%
  • $200,000 or more
    19.04%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19348 is $58,584.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19348 by the total population of 19348.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19348 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19348 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    24.24%
  • Bachelor's degree
    43.59%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.64%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    26.79%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.75%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19348 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19348 zip over the age of 16 is 18,678.

Of those people, a total of 63.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19348 is 61.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19348 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,200 35.30% 5.20%
20 to 24 years 1,669 85.10% 9.40%
25 to 29 years 581 80.60% 4.50%
30 to 34 years 971 91.20% 6.50%
35 to 44 years 2,626 85.30% 1.50%
45 to 54 years 3,230 85.90% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 1,666 78.90% 5.90%
60 to 64 years 1,619 71.90% 2.10%
65 to 74 years 2,920 35.40% 2.80%
75 years and over 2,196 7.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19348. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,923 63.60% 4.20%
Black or African American 721 57.70% 2.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 61 19.70% 0.00%
Asian 422 66.10% 2.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 611 66.10% 0.00%
Two or more races 940 69.30% 1.80%
Hispanic or Latino 3,294 81.60% 1.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,689 60.30% 4.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19348 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19348 is 11,433, with median earnings of $53,414.00.

Women in 19348 are earning approximately 50.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 11,433 $53,414.00
Male 5,982 $68,028.00
Female 5,451 $34,510.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19348 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,397 $104,103.00
Business and Financial 1,137 $92,396.00
Computer and Mathematical 429 $107,788.00
Architecture and Engineering 171 $120,114.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 143 $124,107.00
Community and Social Service 93 $49,464.00
Legal 171 $143,869.00
Educational and Library 754 $54,464.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 260 $95,469.00
Healthcare Practitioners 634 $77,446.00
Healthcare Support 221 $21,199.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 52 $67,679.00
Law Enforcement 62 $63,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 594 $18,438.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 383 $26,793.00
Personal Care and Service 290 $21,289.00
Sales 1,280 $55,357.00
Office and Administrative Support 989 $31,104.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 882 $32,978.00
Construction and Extraction 328 $58,304.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 223 $65,256.00
Production 326 $58,708.00
Transportation and Material Moving 241 $29,928.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19348 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19348.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 777 $140,347.00 620 $76,915.00
Business and Financial 537 $127,663.00 600 $81,047.00
Computer and Mathematical 357 $121,116.00 72 $96,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 152 $121,364.00 19 $93,036.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 54 $213,571.00 89 $106,518.00
Community and Social Service 17 $83,472.00 76 $49,048.00
Legal 154 $144,881.00 17 $0.00
Educational and Library 150 $91,538.00 604 $45,729.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 140 $140,303.00 120 $34,659.00
Healthcare Practitioners 182 $107,500.00 452 $74,444.00
Healthcare Support 8 $0.00 213 $21,064.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 30 $68,036.00 22 $0.00
Law Enforcement 62 $63,750.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 236 $21,125.00 358 $16,538.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 210 $31,912.00 173 $21,006.00
Personal Care and Service 48 $26,458.00 242 $21,016.00
Sales 715 $79,620.00 565 $27,361.00
Office and Administrative Support 257 $68,057.00 732 $25,284.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 695 $33,160.00 187 $32,795.00
Construction and Extraction 328 $58,304.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 199 $52,159.00 24 $0.00
Production 234 $64,659.00 92 $24,688.00
Transportation and Material Moving 193 $29,639.00 48 $63,000.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,939 households in 19348, with an average household size of 2.52 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,569 families living in the 19348 zip code with an average family size of 2.97 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19348:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,406 259 904 2,370
Average Household Size 2.96 4.51 3.04 1.09
Total Families 5,406 259 904 0
Average Household Size 2.96 3.67 2.84 0

Poverty

Of the 6,569 families living in 19348, 3.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19348:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,326 housing units in 19348.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,939 95.85%
Vacant 387 4.15%

27.66% of the total 9,326 housing units in 19348 are rental units. This is approximately 2,580 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,252 are occupied by the owner - or 67.04% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19348 is $1,217.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19348 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    107
  • Less than $500
    50
  • $500 to $999
    535
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,137
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    258
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    314
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    61
  • $3,000 or more
    225

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19348 is $419,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19348 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    47
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    84
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    125
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    144
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,263
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,539
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,833
  • $1,000,000 or more
    217

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19348. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19348 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,457
  • 1940 to 1949
    277
  • 1950 to 1959
    994
  • 1960 to 1969
    599
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,206
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,118
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,732
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,325
  • 2010 to 2013
    598
  • 2014 or later
    20

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19348 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    394
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,458
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,803
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,284

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19348 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19348 that commute to work in a particular way.

23.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19348.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    269
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,608
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,690
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,103
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,006
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    645
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,369
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    377
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    212
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    639
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    581
  • 90 or more minutes
    155

Summary

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