Moving to Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Population: 11,044. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,789 (-2.3% change)
Males: 5,177 (46.9%), Females: 5,867 (53.1%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 19050

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $47,017
Median house value: $103,900

Population by Race

Races in Lansdowne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.6%)
  • Black (19.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (30.8%), German (17.3%), Italian (14.2%), English (9.2%), Polish (3.7%), United States (3.6%).

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lansdowne

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lansdowne borough

  • Never married: 32.2%
  • Now married: 50.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

7.4% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 2.1% Asia, 1.6% Europe, 1.2% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -661 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lansdowne:

  • KINDRED HOSPITAL – DELAWARE COUNTY (about 2 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lansdowne:

  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 40 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lansdowne:

  • PHILADELPHIA (about 7 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
  • PENN’S LANDING (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
  • WINGS FIELD (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: LOM)

Amtrak stations near Lansdowne:

  • 5 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.
  • 7 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.
  • 10 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 and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lansdowne:

  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,823)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,138)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,794)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,198)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)

Schools

Public high school in Lansdowne:

  • PENN WOOD SHS (Students: 1,183; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lansdowne:

  • ARDMORE AVENUE SCH (Students: 482; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Lansdowne:

  • ST PHILOMENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 13 N HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • LANSDOWNE FRIENDS (Students: 97; Location: 110 N LANSDOWNE AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • LANSDOWNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 109 S LANSDOWNE AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Lansdowne:

  • LANSDOWNE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $458,614; Location: 55 SOUTH LANSDOWNE AVE; 55,688 books; 2,632 audio materials; 891 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)