Media, Pennsylvania demographics

Media, PA demographics: median age 44.9; 62.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Media borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4248480. The survey estimates a population of 5,870 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Media is 44.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.3 years. There are 3,049 households (±162). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.9 ±4.3	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	731 ±159	12.5% ±2.7 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,476 ±248	25.1% ±4.2 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,355 ±296	40.1% ±5.0 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,308 ±256	22.3% ±4.4 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	2,682 ±189	45.7% ±3.2 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	3,188 ±200	54.3% ±3.4 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	4,856 ±300	82.7% ±5.1 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	215 ±126 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	290 ±158 · low precision	4.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	138 ±189 · low precision	2.4% ±3.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	88 ±72 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	283 ±169 · low precision	4.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,579 ±158	95.0% ±2.6 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	291 ±152 · low precision	5.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	844 ±163	27.7% ±5.1 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	125 ±70 · low precision	4.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	248 ±95	8.1% ±3.1 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,476 ±202	48.4% ±6.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	356 ±107	11.7% ±3.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	466 ±76	15.3% ±2.4 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,583 ±172	84.7% ±3.4 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,476 ±202	48.4% ±6.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,040 ±195	34.1% ±6.1 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	299 ±95	9.8% ±3.1 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	194 ±55	6.4% ±1.8 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	40 ±40 · low precision	1.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	5,327 ±222	90.7% ±3.7 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	543 ±218	9.3% ±3.7 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,747
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	5,197 ±238	90.4% ±3.8 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	140 ±90 · low precision	2.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	28 ±33 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	14 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	159 ±184 · low precision	2.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±16 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	23 ±24 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	124 ±115 · low precision	2.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	48 ±81 · low precision	0.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	233 ±154 · low precision	4.7% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	789 ±211	16.0% ±4.2 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	571 ±228	11.6% ±4.6 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	277 ±82	5.6% ±1.7 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,427 ±225	28.9% ±4.5 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,645 ±280	33.3% ±5.6 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,848
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	5,154 ±217	88.1% ±3.6 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	462 ±181	7.9% ±3.1 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	164 ±83 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	37 ±39 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	31 ±47 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.9% of Media residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 95.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Media	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.9% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.5% ±3.7 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Media . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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