Demographics of Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania

Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania had 6,893 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +950 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kennett Square borough, in four figures

6,893
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,243 ±33.; +16.0%
Change since July 2020: +950 people.; 38.3 ±4.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,505 ±$18,288
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania's population grew 16.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania's population grew 16.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,943	100.0	100.0
2021	5,942	100.0	100.2
2022	6,114	102.9	100.7
2023	6,528	109.8	101.6
2024	6,669	112.2	102.5
2025	6,893	116.0	103.1

Population of Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,943	—
2021	5,942	−1
2022	6,114	+172
2023	6,528	+414
2024	6,669	+141
2025	6,893	+224

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±4.4: for men 37.4 ±6.0 and for women 38.7 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kennett Square borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	423 ±140	6.8% ±2.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	990 ±193	15.9% ±3.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	829 ±219	13.3% ±3.5	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,500 ±288	24.0% ±4.6	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,551 ±272	24.8% ±4.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	950 ±231	15.2% ±3.7	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,505 ±$18,288, and income per person $51,919 ±$11,363, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kennett Square borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	82 to 248	3.8% to 11.2%	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	612 ±256	27.7% ±11.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	209 ±69	9.5% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	248 ±119	11.2% ±5.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	460 ±137	20.8% ±6.0	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	135 ±58	6.1% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	380 ±104	17.2% ±4.5	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kennett Square borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	133 to 527	2.1% to 8.5%	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 103	0% to 7.3%	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	100 to 386	2.8% to 10.5%	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 78	0% to 6.7%	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kennett Square borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kennett Square borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	2,340 ±178	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±1.6	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.3% to 8.9%	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.3% ±9.3	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.7% ±11.0	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$402,700 ±$36,145	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,396 ±$171	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±4	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kennett Square borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,881 ±364	46.1% ±5.8	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,902 ±347	46.5% ±5.6	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	68 to 318	1.1% to 5.1%	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	69 to 427	1.1% to 6.8%	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kennett Square borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	2,596 ±283	41.6% ±4.5	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,530 ±246	24.5% ±3.9	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	85 to 569	1.4% to 9.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,790 ±345	28.7% ±5.5	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	833 ±198	13.3% ±3.2	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	957 ±302	15.3% ±4.8	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kennett Square borough among the places of Pennsylvania

200th of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Kennett Square borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Paoli CDP	6,362 ±551
Steelton borough	6,296 ±20
Forest Hills borough	6,286 ±25
Fort Washington CDP	6,271 ±644
Taylor borough	6,265 ±26
Kennett Square borough	6,243 ±33
South Williamsport borough	6,211 ±21
Newtown Grant CDP	6,193 ±777
Gilbertsville CDP	6,165 ±552
Hellertown borough	6,118 ±39
Corry city	6,116 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share
No. 5 Places in Pennsylvania by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 16 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 25 Places in Pennsylvania by median home value
No. 32 Places in Pennsylvania by median rent
No. 33 Places in Pennsylvania by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026