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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in Delaware county, is 5 miles W of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 11,044 people lived in Lansdowne.
In Lansdowne, about 47% of adults are married. Lansdowne is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the town; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.
In 2000, Lansdowne had a median family income of $60,305. Many people in Lansdowne make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Lansdowne doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Pennsylvania. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Lansdowne.)
Lansdowne residents donated more money ($2,750) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 64% of living spaces in Lansdowne are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Living alone is quite feasible in Lansdowne, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Lansdowne, 80% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Lansdowne.
Lansdowne strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):
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| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 4% |  |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 4% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 4% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
Comparing Lansdowne to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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