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Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD Urban Area

5,696,588 Population
1,898.2 square miles 3,001.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,680 ±$487 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$84,489 ±$1,325 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12% ±0.6% (664,047  ±31,301) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.1 minutes ±0.3 (69,134,670  ±947,661) 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

2,285,136 ±9,692 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (5,549,349  ±17,663) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±0.4% (70,762  ±5,652) 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

2,431,800 ±5,509 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$349,700 ±$2,627 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±0.5% (608,692  ±25,841) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±0.8% (3,670,485  ±31,876.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.6% ±0.5% (1,694,202  ±21,500.7) 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)

18.4% ±0.6% (991,906  ±31,171.5) 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)

12.6% ±0.4% (717,901  ±20,180) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.2% (208,671  ±7,355) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
208,671 Total veterans ±7,355 190,700 Male ±6,992 17,971 Female ±2,528

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