One downside of living in Yeadon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.27 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For a small borough, Yeadon has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Yeadon exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The citizens of Yeadon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.36% of adults in Yeadon having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
