One downside of living in Yeadon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yeadon, the average commute to work is 32.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Yeadon has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the borough for affordable transportation.
The percentage of people in Yeadon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.00% of adults in Yeadon have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Yeadon in 2022 was $32,196, 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 $128,784 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, Irish, Liberian, Italian, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in Yeadon is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and French.
