Upper Exeter, PA Demographics

Population 148 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Upper Exeter

Household size in Upper Exeter

Household size, people per household
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–102.672.512.68
2010–142.652.532.73
2015–192.652.502.71
2020–242.452.462.65
Change−0.22−0.05−0.03
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Households in Upper Exeter run small, averaging 2.45 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. That is in line with the rest of Pennsylvania. Household size has dropped from 2.67 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Upper Exeter

Median age, years
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1042.540.337.7
2010–1444.641.038.6
2015–1947.241.839.6
2020–2447.442.040.1
Change+4.9+1.7+2.3
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Upper Exeter skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Upper Exeter

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–105.2%10.5%12.3%
2010–146.1%10.6%12.3%
2015–196.2%10.5%11.6%
2020–245.2%10.7%11.6%
Change+0.0 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Upper Exeter: 5.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Upper Exeter

Renters in Upper Exeter

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1012.4%29.0%33.3%
2010–1413.3%30.5%35.6%
2015–1910.8%31.1%36.0%
2020–247.8%30.7%34.8%
Change−4.7 pts+1.7 pts+1.5 pts
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Upper Exeter is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 7.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About half of owners (50.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Upper Exeter

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–109.1%10.3%11.4%
2010–148.4%10.5%11.4%
2015–198.6%10.7%11.1%
2020–245.1%9.1%9.6%
Change−4.0 pts−1.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Empty homes are scarce in Upper Exeter: just 5.1% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Upper Exeter

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10197219631974
2010–14197519641975
2015–19197619651977
2020–24197519671980
Change+2+4+6
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Housing in Upper Exeter leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania as a whole, where the median home dates to 1967.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Upper Exeter

Rent, per month
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–10$686$829$965
2010–14$727$923$1,040
2015–19$735$1,039$1,213
2020–24$1,139$1,323$1,571
Change+$454+$494+$606
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Rent in Upper Exeter runs $1,139 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 34.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Upper Exeter

Bachelor's degrees in Upper Exeter

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1016.7%27.2%28.4%
2010–1426.5%28.7%29.6%
2015–1924.3%31.8%32.1%
2020–2425.8%35.6%35.6%
Change+9.1 pts+8.3 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are less common in Upper Exeter than nationally: 25.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Upper Exeter

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–1092.5%87.3%84.9%
2010–1494.4%88.8%86.1%
2015–1994.2%90.3%87.7%
2020–2493.4%91.8%89.3%
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High school completion in Upper Exeter is above the national rate: 93.4% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Upper Exeter

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodUpper ExeterPennsylvaniaU.S.
2006–106.0%7.5%8.1%
2010–144.6%8.8%9.4%
2015–193.2%5.5%5.6%
2020–247.6%5.4%5.4%
Change+1.7 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Upper Exeter: 7.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Upper Exeter compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Upper Exeter2.4547.45.2%7.8%5.1%1975$1,13925.8%93.4%7.6%
Ransom2.3248.88.1%7.2%9.0%1975$1,31219.3%95.0%10.4%
Milwaukee2.4850.23.1%11.6%4.4%1974$93932.4%93.5%6.6%
Falls2.2446.56.4%13.4%15.7%1975$90926.1%93.5%4.3%
West Falls2.1651.37.7%7.7%10.6%1959$79222.3%95.3%5.8%
Center Moreland2.5443.39.7%10.8%8.5%1983$1,05220.7%96.9%4.9%
Harding2.1046.78.4%14.9%8.0%1981$67833.4%94.1%3.1%
Schultzville2.3750.44.7%9.9%7.0%1969$88529.2%94.3%6.2%
West Pittston2.1541.110.0%47.5%9.1%1948$97737.0%97.2%1.6%
Old Forge2.3247.711.1%29.8%7.3%1959$84531.9%93.9%5.3%
Exeter2.2848.68.5%22.9%13.6%1970$92226.3%91.1%5.9%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Upper Exeter. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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