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Philadelphia, PA

1,584,138 Population
134.2 square miles 11,801.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$28,379 ±$667 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $38,404 ±$352
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $33,960 ±$208
$46,116 ±$1,224 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $70,747 ±$670
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $60,905 ±$315

24.5% ±1.2% (377,116  ±18,484) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12.3% 731,023 (±0.4% / ±23,255)
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.3% 1,517,870 (±0.2% / ±30,308)

34.4 minutes ±0.7 (23,026,750  ±591,210) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 30.5 85,681,765 (±0.2 / ±767,321)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.2 158,372,430 (±0.2 / ±1,268,208)

Families

608,233 ±5,554 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,285,651 ±9,532
  • Pennsylvania: 5,070,931 ±12,151
2.5 ±0 (1,534,956  ±4,496) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.6 5,936,581 (±0 / ±7,654)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,385,066 (±0)

5.1% ±0.7% (21,291  ±2,924) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.7% 68,002 (±0.3% / ±4,497)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 147,829 (±0.2% / ±6,771)

Housing

688,846 ±1,794 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,497,446 ±3,011
  • Pennsylvania: 5,713,136 ±439

$167,700 ±$3,790 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $256,400 ±$2,302
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $186,000 ±$1,108

14.3% ±0.9% (222,748  ±13,597.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12% 724,918 (±0.4% / ±21,230.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.3% 1,555,639 (±0.2% / ±29,993.7)

Social

85.9% ±1.5% (930,246  ±16,359.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 91.1% 3,852,364 (±0.7% / ±30,172.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91% 8,182,529 (±0.4% / ±37,753.7)
30.9% ±0.9% (334,516  ±9,901.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 38.1% 1,611,096 (±0.4% / ±18,655.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 31.8% 2,862,482 (±0.3% / ±22,630.8)

23.9% ±0.7% (354,044  ±10,654) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 16.5% 948,877 (±0.3% / ±17,503.4)
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,446,151 (±0.2% / ±22,994.5)

14.7% ±0.7% (233,205  ±11,048) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.4% 694,072 (±0.3% / ±15,434)
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.2% 922,585 (±0.2% / ±19,391)

5% ±0.4% (62,275  ±4,630) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 6.1% 289,690 (±0.2% / ±8,094)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 745,909 (±0.1% / ±11,767)
62,275 Total veterans ±4,630 57,453 Male ±4,363 4,822 Female ±1,372

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