The Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metro has 6.3M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $91K, median home value of $352K, median age of 39, and a 42% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 5.2M of those 6.3M residents. A band of affluent suburbs along the Main Line ) west of the city leads on home values, incomes, and education together, while the Philadelphia city core and the Chester riverfront to the south sit at the bottom.
Median home value
The top neighborhood sits on the Main Line west of the city, east of Villanova, at $966K, followed by the area east of Wayne at $850K. The same western and northwestern suburbs fill out the top: north of Berwyn at $714K, north of Maple Glen at $703K, and west of Ardmore at $652K. At the bottom, the lowest value is north of Trainer at $93K on the southern riverfront near Chester , where the collapse of shipbuilding and manufacturing left a long arc of population loss and poverty. The Philadelphia city core follows at $110K, with the area west of Philadelphia at $148K, east Philadelphia at $155K, and north of Camden at $162K. The ≥$600K tier is confined to the Main Line; the under-$200K tier wraps the city core, the Chester riverfront, and the New Jersey side around Camden.
Median household income
The Main Line leads again: the area east of Wayne tops the metro at $195K, with north of Berwyn at $180K. The far northeastern suburbs match it — east of Newtown Grant, in Bucks County toward Trenton, comes in at $181K, and north of Maple Glen at $174K. The lowest incomes concentrate in the Philadelphia city core: the city cluster at $35K, south Philadelphia at $36K, west Philadelphia at $39K, and two more clusters in east Philadelphia and west of the city at $47K each. The ≥$140K tier follows the same Main Line and Bucks County suburbs that hold the highest home values; the under-$60K tier sits squarely on the urban core.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods sit in the Bucks County suburbs north and northeast of the city. The area east of Village Shires tops the metro at 50, with north of Philadelphia, west of Doylestown, and another northern cluster each at 49, and north of Woodbourne at 48. The youngest neighborhoods cluster in the city and around the Delaware college towns: south of Newark, anchored by the University of Delaware , is the youngest at 28, followed by west Philadelphia at 29, north of Carneys Point at 31, south Philadelphia at 31, and another south Philadelphia cluster at 33. Most of the metro sits in the 38–46 range; the under-34 tier is confined to the city core and the Newark area.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education tracks the Main Line wealth pattern closely. The area east of Villanova leads at 81%, with north of Berwyn at 78%, the area east of Wayne at 77%, and west of Ardmore at 74% — the same belt of suburbs anchored by Villanova University ), Haverford, and Bryn Mawr colleges. A south Philadelphia cluster breaks the suburban pattern at 78%. The lowest shares fall in the city core and across the river: the Philadelphia cluster at 9%, east Philadelphia at 14%, north of Camden at 15%, north of Trainer at 16%, and west of Philadelphia at 17%. The ≥70% tier traces the Main Line; the under-20% tier covers the city core, the Chester riverfront, and the Camden side.
Where the metrics overlap
The Main Line west of the city — the area east of Villanova and east of Wayne above all — sits at the top of home value, income, and education at once. The Philadelphia city core sits at the bottom of all three simultaneously, at $110K, $35K, and 9%. The clearest divergence is south Philadelphia, which pairs a high 78% bachelor's share with a low $36K median income and a young median age near 31 — education and income split there rather than moving together. Age cuts across the wealth gradient differently again: the metro's oldest neighborhoods are the Bucks County suburbs in the northeast, while its youngest are the city core and the Newark, Delaware college area, not the affluent Main Line.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $352K, median household income is $91K, median age is 39, and the bachelor's-degree share is 42%.
- The area east of Villanova on the Main Line tops both home value at $966K and education at 81%.
- The area east of Wayne tops income at $195K.
- The Philadelphia city core sits at the bottom of home value ($110K), income ($35K), and education (9%) together.
- The lowest home value is north of Trainer at $93K on the southern riverfront near Chester.
- The oldest neighborhoods reach a median age of 50 east of Village Shires in Bucks County; the youngest fall to 28 near Newark, Delaware.
- South Philadelphia pairs a 78% bachelor's share with a $36K median household income.