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Renting an Apartment in Swarthmore
Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United
States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of noted
painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town.
The name was changed to Swarthmore after the establishment of Swarthmore
College. "Swarthmore" can be pronounced with the first "r" either
vocalized or dropped due to differences in rhotic and non-rhotic
accents.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,170 people, 1,993 households,
and 1,347 families residing in the borough. The population density was
1,726.3/km� (4,460.4/mi�). There were 2,064 housing units at an average
density of 577.5/km� (1,492.1/mi�). The racial makeup of the borough was
85.87% White, 5.49% Asian, 4.72% African American, 0.24% Native
American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 2.56% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.37% of the
population.
There were 1,993 households out of which 32.6% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together,
6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were
non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and
12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of
18, 24.4% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and
13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years.
For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $82,653, and the
median income for a family was $105,874. Males had a median income of
$71,750 versus $51,117 for females. The per capita income for the
borough was $40,482. About 0.5% of families and 2.1% of the population
were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and
1.7% of those age 65 or over.
Cultural Institutions
Swarthmore is home to Swarthmore College, a high ranking liberal arts
college, with Scott Arboretum located on its campus.
Transportation
Swarthmore Station, a SEPTA Regional Rail train station sits between the
college and the town's center.