Darby is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,608 people and three associated neighborhoods, Darby is the 98th largest community in Pennsylvania.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Darby, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.41 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite the fact that it is a small borough, Darby 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 adults in Darby who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.20% of the adults in Darby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Darby in 2022 was $21,057, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,228 for a family of four. However, Darby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Darby also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.82% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Darby is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Darby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Darby residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Darby include African, Liberian, Irish, Haitian, and Jamaican.

In addition, Darby has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.05%).

The most common language spoken in Darby is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.