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Philadelphia, PA Metro Division

2,158,798 Population
318.1 square miles 6,785.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,574 ±$874 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $50,684 ±$499
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,812 ±$1,946 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $90,850 ±$1,092
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.3% ±1.1% (362,509  ±22,552) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.8% 668,882 (±0.5% / ±28,431)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.1 minutes ±0.6 (28,523,490  ±718,941) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.7 79,803,310 (±0.3 / ±1,004,257)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

919,261 ±5,709 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,505,818 ±6,896
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (2,089,531  ±499) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,167,863 (±0 / ±1,505)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±0.7% (25,910  ±4,010) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 72,085 (±0.4% / ±5,446)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

993,777 ±225 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,652,016 ±647
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$280,700 ±$4,823 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $375,100 ±$2,652
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±0.8% (259,593  ±17,788.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.1% 632,705 (±0.4% / ±23,497.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.4% ±1.5% (1,344,887  ±22,926.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.6% 4,108,023 (±0.8% / ±34,849.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.5% ±1% (573,169  ±14,285.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 43.3% 1,921,371 (±0.5% / ±22,590)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.7% ±0.9% (440,546  ±17,383.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 17.9% 1,069,492 (±0.4% / ±24,119)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

14.7% (317,685  ±17,899) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12.4% 784,181
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.9% ±0.3% (65,713  ±4,685) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.6% 227,988 (±0.2% / ±7,693)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
65,713 Total veterans ±4,685 58,988 Male ±4,077 6,725 Female ±1,874

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