Kennett Square borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,982 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population density: 5615.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,231	54.01%	24.5%
Black:	275	4.60%	31.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	78	1.30%	59.2%
2+ races:	279	4.66%	389.5%
Hispanic:	2,119	35.42%	28.5%

Total non-White:	2,751	45.99%	20.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	635	12.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-725	-14.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,072
2,596	42.75%
400	6.59%
7	0.12%
49	0.81%
57	0.94%
2,963	48.80%
3,476	57.25%

2000
5,273
3,190	60.50%
506	9.60%
0	0.00%
73	1.38%
22	0.42%
1,482	28.11%
2,083	39.50%

1990
5,218
3,918	75.09%
578	11.08%
7	0.13%
60	1.15%
n/a
655	12.55%
1,300	24.91%

1980
4,715
3,849	81.63%
630	13.36%
7	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
229	4.86%
866	18.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-594	-11.3
1,393	26.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-728	-14.0
783	15.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

69	1.5
434	9.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.7
1,342	22.4%
4,640	77.6%
880	14.7%

2,233
2.66

1,485	66.5%
1,071	72.1%
156	10.5%
748	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
32.3
1,559	25.7%
4,513	74.3%
646	10.6%

1,982
3.05

1,335	67.4%
979	73.3%
117	8.8%
647	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
1,293	24.5%
3,980	75.5%
725	13.7%

1,865
2.77

1,249	67.0%
948	75.9%
88	7.0%
616	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
1,201	23.0%
4,017	77.0%
756	14.5%

1,936
2.63

1,333	68.9%
1,056	79.2%
93	7.0%
603	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
1,216	25.8%
3,499	74.2%
617	13.1%

1,725
2.69

1,259	73.0%
1,011	80.3%
132	10.5%
466	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	39	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	80	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	303	13.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	162	7.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	78	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	302	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	188	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	182	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	101	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	269	12.0%
$200,000 or more	305	13.7%

Median Household Income	70,903
Per Capita Income	43,677

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	42	1.9%
Public Assistance	106	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	221	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,748	74.7%
Unemployed	106	4.5%
In Armed Forces	2	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,856	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	484	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,307	1,105	54.2%
Non-Profit	55	207	21.0%
Self-Employed	163	66	71.2%

Local Government	103	129	44.4%
State Government	40	22	64.5%
Federal Government	54	13	80.6%

Total Private + Self	1,470	1,171	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	252	371	40.4%
Total	1,722	1,542	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	488	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	494	15.1%
Professional, Technical	726	22.2%
Service Occupations	705	21.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	311	9.5%
All others	860	26.3%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	442	13.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	428	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	405	12.4%
Accommodation and food services	334	10.2%
Educational services	331	10.1%
Manufacturing	182	5.6%
Other services	180	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	175	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	170	5.2%
Construction	149	4.6%
Finance and insurance	120	3.7%
Public administration	117	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	83	2.5%
Wholesale trade	51	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	1.0%
Information	21	0.6%
Utilities	16	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,808	30.22%
Puerto Rican	69	1.15%
Cuban	52	0.87%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	159	2.66%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	29	0.48%
Colombian	81	1.35%
Ecuadorian	5	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	44	0.74%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	31	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	41	0.69%
Chinese	28	0.47%
Filipino	9	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,732	66.1%
Spanish	1,781	31.5%
Other	67	1.2%
Other Asian	30	0.5%
Other Indo-European	17	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	13	0.2%
Tagalog	9	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,203	20.1%
German	820	13.7%
Italian	654	10.9%
English	506	8.5%
European	220	3.7%
Polish	205	3.4%
American	194	3.2%
Swedish	100	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	84	1.4%
Welsh	67	1.1%
Danish	54	0.9%
British	50	0.8%
Dutch	48	0.8%
French	39	0.7%
Lithuanian	31	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,155	86.2%
Not a citizen	827	13.8%

Native	4,549	76.0%
Foreign-born	1,433	24.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
411	10.8%	147	3.9%	1,057	27.7%	687	18.0%	794	20.8%	721	18.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	411	10.8%
9-12 Years	147	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,057	27.7%
Some College	687	18.0%
Bach. Degree	794	20.8%
Grad Degree	721	18.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +60	D +286	D + 5.3%
D +346
2020 vs. 2012	R +61	D +560	D + 14.8%
D +621
2020 vs. 2008	R +68	D +418	D + 9.2%
D +486

2016 vs. 2008	R +8	D +132	D + 4.0%
D +140
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Joe Biden (D)	1,754	70.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	678	27.4%	43	1.7%	2,475	-21	-19	0.04%
2016	47%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,408	65.0%	Donald Trump (R)	618	28.5%	141	6.5%	2,167	-20	-17	0.04%
2012	39%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,133	63.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	617	34.6%	35	2.0%	1,785	-12	-13	0.03%
2008	43%	Barack Obama (D)	1,268	66.7%	John McCain (R)	610	32.1%	22	1.2%	1,900	-12	-13	0.03%
2004	42%	John Kerry (D)	978	55.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	769	43.4%	24	1.4%	1,771	-5	-7	0.03%
2000	37%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	749	51.3%	George W. Bush (R)	642	43.9%	70	4.8%	1,461	-2	-4	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,754

70.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

678

27.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,475

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,408

65.0%

Donald Trump (R)

618

28.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

2,167

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -17

2012 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,133

63.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

617

34.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,785

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,268

66.7%

John McCain (R)

610

32.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,900

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

769

43.4%

John Kerry (D)

978

55.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,771

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Kennett Square borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

642

43.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

749

51.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,461

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennett Square borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	41%	John Fetterman (D)	1,293	69.0%	Mehmet Oz (R)	512	27.3%	68 [+]	3.6%	1,873	-19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 35 (1.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 18 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);
2022	G	41%	Josh Shapiro (D)	1,373	73.0%	Doug Mastriano (R)	456	24.3%	51 [+]	2.7%	1,880	-17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 20 (1.1%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 16 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 13 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	41%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,337	71.8%	Lou Barletta (R)	476	25.6%	48 [+]	2.6%	1,861	-17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 34 (1.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 14 (0.8%);
2018	G	41%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,360	72.9%	Scott Wagner (R)	463	24.8%	42 [+]	2.3%	1,865	-16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 35 (1.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.4%);
2016	S3	47%	Katie McGinty (D)	1,332	62.1%	Pat Toomey* (R)	719	33.5%	94 [+]	4.4%	2,145	-15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 94 (4.4%);
2014	G	23%	Tom Wolf (D)	667	63.9%	Tom Corbett* (R)	377	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,044	-9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,448
Median Value	$328,200

Occupied	2,233	91.2%
Vacant	215	8.8%

Owned	1,259	56.4%
Rented	974	43.6%
Median Rent	$1,227

Single-Family Units	1,647	67.3%
Detached	1,286	52.5%
Attached	361	14.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	542	22.1%
Mobile Homes	27	1.1%

Kennett Square borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kennett Square borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kennett Square borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennett Square borough, PA