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Population (year 2000): 10,299. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,046 (-2.5% change)
Males: 4,752 (46.1%), Females: 5,547 (53.9%)
Delaware County
Zip code:
19023
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $30,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,300 (year 2000)
Races in Darby:
- Black (60.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.1%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (14.8%), German (7.8%),
Italian (7.1%), English (3.9%), Subsaharan African (3.0%), West
Indian (1.8%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Darby
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Darby borough
- Never married: 37.8%
- Now married: 39.6%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
6.0% Foreign born (1.6% Africa, 1.6% Asia, 1.5%
Europe, 1.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -634 (-5.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Darby:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (1500
LANSDOWNE AVE 6TH FLOOR)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (LANSDOWNE & BAILY
RDS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Darby:
- KIRKBRIDE CENTER (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
DREXEL HILL, PA)
- BELMONT CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE TREAT (about 5
miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Darby:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 4 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 40 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Darby:
- PHILADELPHIA (about 6 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
P72)
- WINGS FIELD (about 15 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
LOM)
Amtrak stations near Darby:
- 6 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 7 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 9 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Darby:
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 6 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 10,823)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
Public primary/middle schools in Darby:
- PENN WOOD WEST JHS (Students: 677; Grades: 07
- 09)
- WALNUT STREET SCH (Students: 562; Grades: KG
- 06)
- PARK LANE EL SCH (Students: 403; Grades: KG -
06)
Private primary/middle school in Darby:
- BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SCHOOL (Students: 278;
Location: 51 MACDADE BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Darby:
- DARBY LIBRARY (Operating income: $71,693;
Location: 1001 MAIN ST; 15,741 books; 212 audio
materials; 307 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)
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