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39.86° N · 75.38° W · GEOID 4278712

Upland

Delaware County, Pennsylvania · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Upland is home to 3,057 people. Median household income is $61,553 a year and median rent is $1,105 a month, 21.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $184,700, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,105
19% below the median place
Median household income
$61,553
23% below the median place
Median home value
$184,700
42% below the median place
Unemployment
6.9%
40% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Upland

  • Renters occupy 58% of homes, more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Half the homes were built before 1946, older housing than in 95% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $48,100 a year left, less than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Upland

Delaware County loses about 4.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,856
Moved out22,803
Net−1,947

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$97K
Leavers$91K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Delaware County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Delaware County report $97,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$44,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,105 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,357 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $184,700.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 18.0% work from home; 5.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Orange, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in8
$97,243
38% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$91,137
30% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-4.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-4.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$97,24338% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$91,13730% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1946, 2% below the median place.

Upland21.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.5%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
21% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Upland, $1,105 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Upland, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Rochelle, IL17.8% vs 21.5%n/aCompare
Schriever, LA17.8% vs 21.5%$11,300Compare
Vinton, VA18.2% vs 21.5%$7,300Compare

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Median year built1
1946
2% below the median place
Homeownership1
42.3%
36% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,357
28% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,10519% below
Rent to income121.5%5% above
Property tax rate11.4%59% above
Home price to income13.0x21% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,67218% below
Median home value1$184,70042% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%46% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.9%3% above
Homeownership142.3%36% below
Renters paying 30%+144.4%12% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,35728% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.6%21% below
Median year built119462% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 19 min, 22% below the median place.

Mean commute1
19 min
22% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,853
25% below the median place
Median household income1
$61,553
23% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,55323% below
Income per person1$29,85325% below
Unemployment1County figure6.9%40% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,85213% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure219,22246% above
Poverty rate110.0%7% below
Mean commute119 min22% below
Works from home1County figure18.0%45% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.9%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 18.4%, 43% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
18.4%
43% below the median place
Median age1
35.9
8% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-0.2%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
High school or higher92.0% −0%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,0576646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.2%below (median 1.1%)
Median age135.98% below
Bachelor's or higher118.4%43% below
High school or higher192.0%0% below
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure11.2%27% above
No health insurance1County figure4.6%28% below
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in Upland

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Pusey, Caleb, House listed 1971
  • Crozer, George K., Mansion listed 1973
  • Old Main listed 1973
  • Pusey-Crozier Mill Historic District listed 1976
  • Crozer, John P., II, Mansion listed 1980

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.5 −36%
Playgrounds per 10k9.8 +4%
Grocery stores per 10k6.5 3.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.8 −12%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.7 −2%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
1
89% below the median place
Public school students13
340
93% below the median place
Students per teacher13
13.6
12% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1334093% below
Students per teacher1313.612% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k9County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.72% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k106.536% below
Playgrounds per 10k109.84% above
Grocery stores per 10k106.5208% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.812% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11562% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 390, 103% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
390
103% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
390
68% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk15
27.7
55% below the median place
Heat wave risk15
97.6
8% above the median place
Tornado risk15
92.5
14% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureUplandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure25°F1% below
Average temperature14County figure55°F0% above
Annual precipitation14County figure47.0 in7% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure92.90% above
Hurricane risk15County figure88.125% above
Tornado risk15County figure92.514% above
Wildfire risk15County figure27.755% below
Heat wave risk15County figure97.68% above
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure65.2%5% below
08

Upland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,105/mo (2024)$1,430/mo$1,170 to $1,740/mo+4.3%
Median household income$61,553 (2024)$78,500$66,500 to $93,000+4.1%
Median home value$184,700 (2024)$269,000$195,000 to $370,000+6.5%
Population3,049 (2025)3,0702,950 to 3,200+0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Upland

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Orange, TX$1,108$62,891Compare
Gainesville, TX$1,038$58,809Compare
Hammond, IN$1,134$55,504Compare
Kilgore, TX$1,010$66,295Compare
Kilgore, TXHammond, INGainesville, TXOrange, TXUpland, PAUplandOrangeGainesvilleHammondKilgoreUplandOrangeGainesvilleHammondKilgore

Common questions

Is Upland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Renters occupy 58% of homes, more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Half the homes were built before 1946, older housing than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 51 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Upland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $184,700.

What salary do you need to live in Upland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Upland safe?

There were 390 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Upland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Orange, TX, Gainesville, TX, Hammond, IN and Kilgore, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Upland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Upland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/upland-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Upland, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/upland-pennsylvania/

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