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

5,782,653 Population
1,898.2 square miles 3,046.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

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

Economics

$50,173 ±$530 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$88,925 ±$1,376 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.2% ±0.5% (633,548  ±28,184) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.7 minutes ±0.3 (73,239,504  ±1,037,876) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,311,078 ±8,690 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (5,636,225  ±15,248) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.4% (65,755  ±5,527) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,446,110 ±5,241 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$368,200 ±$2,689 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±0.4% (598,069  ±23,826.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±0.8% (3,747,346  ±33,971.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.6% ±0.5% (1,768,523  ±21,676.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.6% ±0.6% (1,016,981  ±31,226.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

12.9% ±0.4% (748,078  ±25,169) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±0.2% (202,283  ±7,601) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
202,283 Total veterans ±7,601 183,913 Male ±7,272 18,370 Female ±2,911

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