Darby is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,614 people and three associated neighborhoods, Darby is the 98th largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Darby is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Darby, the average commute to work is 35.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Darby has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the borough for affordable transportation.

The citizens of Darby are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.21% of adults in Darby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Darby in 2022 was $22,232, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,928 for a family of four. However, Darby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Darby also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.51% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

In addition, Darby has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.71%).

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