Upper Darby is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 44,379 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Upper Darby is the largest community in Pennsylvania. Upper Darby has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

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

A relatively large number of people in Upper Darby telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Upper Darby is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Upper Darby, the average commute to work is 33.22 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of Upper Darby’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Upper Darby has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Upper Darby has quite a high level of public transit users. Upper Darby’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The population of Upper Darby overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Upper Darby, 22.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Upper Darby in 2022 was $29,590, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,360 for a family of four. However, Upper Darby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Upper Darby is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Upper Darby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Upper Darby residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Upper Darby also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Upper Darby include Irish, African, Liberian, German, and Italian.

Upper Darby also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.33%.

The most common language spoken in Upper Darby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.