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Yeadon, PA
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Living in Yeadon



Yeadon is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 12,247 people and three associated neighborhoods, Yeadon is the 82nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Yeadon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Yeadon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Yeadon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Yeadon, even though it is a small borough, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, borough who have a need for low-cost transportation.

The population of Yeadon overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Yeadon, 22.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Yeadon in 2022 was $32,615, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,460 for a family of four. However, Yeadon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Yeadon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Yeadon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yeadon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Yeadon include African, Liberian, Irish, Jamaican, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Yeadon is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.