Moving to Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Population: 7,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,062 (-1.9% change)
Males: 3,422 (47.6%), Females: 3,774 (52.4%)
Delaware County
Zip code: 19078
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $50,065
Median house value: $125,100
Population by Race
Races in Ridley Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (36.9%), Italian (24.8%), German (21.8%), English (11.7%), Polish (5.5%), United States (4.0%).
Elevation: 79 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ridley Park
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ridley Park borough
- Never married: 28.3%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 6.6%
3.0% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -409 (-5.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridley Park:
- CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CHESTER, PA)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL – DELAWARE COUNTY (about 5 miles; DARBY, PA)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DARBY, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridley Park:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 24 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 46 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridley Park:
- PHILADELPHIA (about 4 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 11 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 7N7)
- PENN’S LANDING (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
Amtrak stations near Ridley Park:
- 10 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.
- 12 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.
- 15 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 Ridley Park:
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 5 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,823)
- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,138)
Public primary/middle schools in Ridley Park:
- RIDLEY MS (Students: 1,382; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LAKEVIEW EL SCH (Students: 402; Grades: KG – 05)
- LEEDOM EL SCH (Students: 298; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Ridley Park:
- ST MADELINE ST ROSE (Students: 416; Location: 500 TOME ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST MARKS LUTHERAN CHURCH SCHOO (Students: 91; Location: 628 E CHESTER PIKE; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Ridley Park:
- RIDLEY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $104,259; Location: 107 E. WARD STREET; 18,490 books; 573 audio materials; 255 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)