Census-designated place · Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova is a census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area. It has 9,186 residents. Villanova, Pennsylvania has a quality-of-life score of 89 out of 100 (very high), ranking #1,658 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Pennsylvania it ranks #90 of 997 cities and towns. It ranks best on median household income (high), bachelor's degree or higher (high) and broadband subscriptions (high). It ranks worst on time spent in the emergency room (high), child care cost burden (high) and property crime rate (high).

89Very high

Quality-of-life score: #1,658 of 15,651 cities and towns
Pennsylvania: #90 of 997 in PA
Population: 9,186 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 4,399.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 4280248

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety55#6,957/15,637
Economy77#3,585/15,631
Housing46#8,094/14,977
Health86#2,126/15,609
Healthcare94#943/15,650
Environment44#8,643/15,453
Education89#1,761/15,649
Infrastructure99#94/15,650
Community92#1,196/15,651
Leisure & amenities59#6,378/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Villanova, Pennsylvania ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Delaware County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Median household income · high$250,001
100/100Pennsylvania $77,532United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013At least this value: the publisher's top bracket is open-ended
Bachelor's degree or higher · high84.2%
100/100Pennsylvania 35.2%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Broadband subscriptions · high100.0%
99/100Pennsylvania 89.7%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Poor or fair health · low9.9%
98/100Pennsylvania 17.0%United States 19.9%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Distance to an airport · low8 mi
98/100Pennsylvania 36 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauDelaware County value
Distance to an emergency room · low2.7 mi
97/100Pennsylvania 5.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDelaware County value

Weaknesses

Time spent in the emergency room · high248 min
3/100Pennsylvania 191 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDelaware County value
Child care cost burden · high39.2%
11/100Pennsylvania 34.6%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDelaware County value
Property crime rate · high1,562 /100k
25/100Pennsylvania 1,324 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationDelaware County value
Drug overdose deaths · high21.3 /100k
27/100Pennsylvania 19.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataDelaware County value
Homicide rate · high5.2 /100k
27/100Pennsylvania 4.1 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataDelaware County value
Effective property tax rate · high1.38%
27/100Pennsylvania 1.25%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
7,194 (2016-2020) → 9,186 (2020-2024)
+28%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
53.5% (2016-2020) → 0.0% (2019-2023)
−53 pts3 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 50.4%
Child poverty rateImproving
19.5% (2016-2020) → 4.0% (2020-2024)
−16 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Poverty rateImproving
10.4% (2016-2020) → 2.2% (2020-2024)
−8.3 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 11.9% → 12.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.0× (2016-2020) → 3.8× (2020-2024)
+26%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Average commute timeWorsening
18.5 min (2016-2020) → 22.0 min (2020-2024)
+19%4 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Villanova, Pennsylvania over five years.

Cities and towns like Villanova, Pennsylvania five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Villanova, Pennsylvania in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Villanova, Pennsylvania five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

9,186 residents (±576)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

9,186 residents (±576)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

White71%6,524
Black7.0%645
Hispanic or Latino7.8%715

Education

2,235 residents (±398)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

No high school diploma0.6%†14
High school or GED3.3%†74
Some college8.7%†195

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

962 households (±153)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Under $25k2.0%†19
$25k–50k4.5%†43
$50k–75k3.2%†31
$75k–100k2.7%†26
$100k–150k11%†103
$150k–200k7.3%†70
$200k or more70%670

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

962 households (±153)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Own100%962
Rent0.0%0

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Home values

962 homes (±153)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Under $150k2.9%†28
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k3.7%†36

Age of homes

1,003 homes (±152)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

2010 or later6.4%†64
2000–20096.7%†67
1980–199920%†197

Size of homes

1,003 homes (±152)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms3.2%†32

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,335 workers (±352)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Drive alone37%1,230
Carpool3.3%†110
Public transit3.5%†116
Walk37%1,220
Bike0.0%0
Work from home17%578
Other2.4%†81

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,757 workers (±367)

Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania share

Under 15 min47%1,299
15–29 min31%847
30–44 min8.9%†245

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Delaware County, the county holding most of Villanova's residents.

Delaware County has 13,165 employer establishments, 227 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248; 0.96× Pennsylvania's), with 237,233 paid employees at an average annual pay of $65,310. The Census Bureau also counts 50,531 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 13,165; 50,531 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 227; US 248 · Pennsylvania 236
Paid employees: 237,233
Average annual pay: $65,310; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Delaware County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	1,139	19.7	0.94×About typical	17,460	$69,306	3,697
Specialty trade contractors	944	16.3	1.05×About typical	9,123	$78,117	2,656
Restaurants and other eating places	932	16.1	0.88×About typical	15,951	$21,419	272
Lessors of real estate	470	8.1	0.66×Fewer than typical	2,534	$91,606	5,378
Construction of buildings	463	8	1.06×About typical	2,451	$78,490	1,076
Limited-service restaurants	461	8	0.99×About typical	6,459	$19,053	146
Services to buildings and dwellings	452	7.8	1.16×About typical	6,386	$41,186	2,068
Building equipment contractors	444	7.7	1.27×More than typical	4,322	$88,910	583
Personal care services	400	6.9	1.45×More than typical	2,667	$27,019	1,732
Management, scientific and technical consulting	356	6.1	0.92×About typical	2,293	$98,232	2,359
Full-service restaurants	347	6	0.78×Fewer than typical	7,955	$23,965	88
Automotive repair and maintenance	340	5.9	1.17×About typical	1,745	$51,966	324

Rank places for an industry Open Delaware County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 579,086 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $1.7M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Villanova, Pennsylvania: $182 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.7M; −24% vs FY2025
Per resident: $182; US $1,994
Sole-source: 98%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$1.7M99%
Department of Veterans Affairs$16.7K1.0%

Top recipients

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA$1.6M98%
LAMBDA SCIENCE, INC.$25.6K1.5%
VIKING TERMITE & PEST CONTROL, LLC$14K0.8%
SYZYGY INTEGRATION LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

225.3KFY2017
262.5KFY2018
2.6MFY2019
2.2MFY2020
1.5MFY2021
2MFY2022
1.2MFY2023
898.1K

Top industries (NAICS)

Colleges, universities, and professional schools · 6113$1.6M97%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$25.6K1.5%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$14K0.8%
Business schools and computer and management training · 6114$2,6590.2%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Villanova, Pennsylvania, so they do not add up across cities.

Villanova, Pennsylvania's figures are part of those of Delaware County, PA and Montgomery County, PA ($8.7B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Villanova is mostly in Delaware County.

See federal money in Delaware County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Villanova, Pennsylvania is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD73

Other cities and towns in Delaware County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Villanova, Pennsylvania five years ago that improved