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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

6,246,160 Population
4,603.2 square miles 1,356.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,276 ±$485 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$86,867 ±$1,004 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.5% ±0.5% (700,710  ±31,247) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.3 minutes ±0.3 (76,307,624  ±936,690) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

2,484,152 ±8,664 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (6,082,424  ±3,042) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±0.4% (75,590  ±5,796) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

2,643,828 ±1,234 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$356,700 ±$2,499 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±0.4% (655,230  ±26,256.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±0.8% (4,039,594  ±33,148.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
42.3% ±0.5% (1,849,231  ±22,522.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

17.7% ±0.4% (1,044,505  ±22,212.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

12% ±1,071% (752,110  ±19,990) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.8% ±0.2% (234,702  ±8,149) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
234,702 Total veterans ±8,149 213,690 Male ±7,498 21,012 Female ±2,803

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