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Philadelphia, PA Metro Division

2,127,262 Population
318.2 square miles 6,686 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±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 United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,419 ±$849 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $48,276 ±$485
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,014 ±$1,571 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $86,867 ±$1,004
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.8% ±1.2% (366,877  ±25,058) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.5% 700,710 (±0.5% / ±31,247)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.8 minutes ±0.5 (26,328,884  ±675,624) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 29.3 76,307,624 (±0.3 / ±936,690)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

903,757 ±6,531 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,484,152 ±8,664
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (2,056,164  ±1,871) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,082,424 (±0 / ±3,042)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.7% (27,525  ±3,961) 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: 5.1% 75,590 (±0.4% / ±5,796)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

990,332 ±825 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,643,828 ±1,234
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$267,200 ±$4,714 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $356,700 ±$2,499
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.8% ±0.8% (269,445  ±17,315.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.6% 655,230 (±0.4% / ±26,256.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.5% ±1.4% (1,311,624  ±20,697.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.4% 4,039,594 (±0.8% / ±33,148.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
37.7% ±0.9% (551,953  ±13,527) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.3% 1,849,231 (±0.5% / ±22,522.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

21.8% ±0.8% (436,785  ±14,978.4) 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: 17.7% 1,044,505 (±0.4% / ±22,212.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

14.2% ±3,711.2% (302,293  ±14,306) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 12% † 752,110 (±1,071% / ±19,990)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.9% ±0.3% (64,729  ±4,516) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 234,702 (±0.2% / ±8,149)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
64,729 Total veterans ±4,516 58,727 Male ±4,119 6,002 Female ±1,491

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