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Philadelphia, PA

1,573,916 Population
134.4 square miles 11,714.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±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 Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,443 ±$1,132 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $50,684 ±$499
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
$60,521 ±$1,851 Median household income
  • about two-thirds 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 Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816

19.7% ±1.4% (301,683  ±20,712) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.8% 668,882 (±0.5% / ±28,431)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)

33.2 minutes ±0.7 (21,657,960  ±693,562) 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 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)

Families

702,646 ±5,320 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,505,818 ±6,896
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
2.2 ±0 (1,528,313  ±403) 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 Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571

4.4% ±0.9% (18,612  ±3,600) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of 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 Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)

Housing

763,527 ±184 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,652,016 ±647
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507

$253,600 ±$6,236 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $375,100 ±$2,652
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517

13.6% ±1.1% (210,910  ±16,767.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.1% 632,705 (±0.4% / ±23,497.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)

Social

88.9% ±1.9% (968,228  ±20,449.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.6% 4,108,023 (±0.8% / ±34,849.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
36.4% ±1.2% (396,149  ±12,792.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 43.3% 1,921,371 (±0.5% / ±22,590)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)

24.9% ±1.2% (369,633  ±17,016) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 17.9% 1,069,492 (±0.4% / ±24,119)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 13.1% 1,626,932 (±0.2% / ±26,175.7)

16.1% (253,261  ±16,923) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12.4% 784,181
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675

3.6% ±0.3% (45,118  ±4,252) 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 three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
45,118 Total veterans ±4,252 39,774 Male ±3,832 5,344 Female ±1,873

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