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Philadelphia County, PA

1,550,542 Population
134.4 square miles 11,540.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6464%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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33%White38%Black0%Native8%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+16%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$37,973 ±$997 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,302 ±$1,503 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.3% ±1.6% (306,222  ±23,807) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty25%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty23%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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31.1 minutes ±0.6 (19,381,850  ±596,718) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

688,112 ±5,822 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (1,501,922  ±1,201) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples40%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married36%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale51%Female48%
Now marriedMale39%Female33%
DivorcedMale7%†Female10%
WidowedMale2%†Female9%
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4.9% ±0.9% (20,296  ±3,879) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-193%†20-248%†25-299%†30-357%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

760,242 ±553 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit63%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$246,600 ±$5,408 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.4% ±1.1% (220,253  ±16,164.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88% ±1.8% (943,851  ±19,083.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.7% ±1.1% (383,148  ±12,229.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%No degree30%High school22%Some college20%Bachelor's16%Post-grad
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24.8% ±1% (362,494  ±13,950.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 13% 1,598,408 (±0.2% / ±27,363.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only76%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only75%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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15.1% (233,908  ±12,886) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

15%Europe39%Asia11%Africa0%†Oceania34%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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3.5% ±0.3% (42,809  ±3,913) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

205†WWII1,646†Korea12,404†Vietnam6,601†Gulf (1990s)9,815†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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42,809 Total veterans ±3,913 38,307 Male ±3,643 4,502 Female ±1,387

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Philadelphia County, PA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US42101-philadelphia-county-pa/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Philadelphia County, PA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US42101-philadelphia-county-pa/>