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Philadelphia, PA Metro Division

2,142,440 Population
318.2 square miles 6,733.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$39,053 ±$848 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $47,170 ±$506
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$62,261 ±$1,331 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $84,123 ±$976
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

18.5% ±1.3% (382,970  ±26,521) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.4% 692,871 (±0.5% / ±31,237)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

30.7 minutes ±0.6 (25,468,870  ±674,277) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 28.6 72,697,210 (±0.2 / ±865,011)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

911,999 ±5,741 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,483,863 ±7,122
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (2,071,534  ±1,115) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,077,818 (±0 / ±2,754)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.9% ±0.7% (27,178  ±3,964) 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: 5% 74,221 (±0.4% / ±6,066)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

987,471 ±527 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,634,290 ±1,117
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$257,100 ±$5,239 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $332,600 ±$2,430
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12% ±0.7% (254,476  ±14,994.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.7% 663,127 (±0.4% / ±23,835.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

89% ±1.6% (1,306,338  ±23,115.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.3% 4,019,644 (±0.8% / ±33,848)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
37.7% ±0.9% (553,711  ±13,578.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.3% 1,844,066 (±0.5% / ±20,791.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

21.5% ±0.8% (434,032  ±16,674.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 16.9% 998,502 (±0.4% / ±22,270.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

14.2% (304,230  ±13,931) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.8% 734,722
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

4% ±0.4% (67,559  ±6,231) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 5.1% 249,256 (±0.2% / ±9,038)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
67,559 Total veterans ±6,231 60,417 Male ±5,546 7,142 Female ±1,813

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