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Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA

117,129 Population
6.8 square miles 17,192.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$22,494 ±$2,873 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $38,315 ±$210
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$29,147 ±$5,608 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $68,957 ±$505
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

34.2% ±9.1% (37,948  ±11,054) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,519,032 (±0.3% / ±31,274)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

33.3 minutes ±0.4 (1,205,010  ±93,001) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.9 149,931,280 (±0.1 / ±616,528)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

50,033 ±4,277 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,228,956 ±12,804
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.2 ±0.2 (109,943  ±12,878) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,553,547 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

6% ±3.7% (2,034  ±1,292) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5% 143,491 (±0.2% / ±6,944)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

58,702 ±4,492 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,770,472 ±639
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$109,400 ±$12,528 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $222,300 ±$1,434
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

20.9% ±4.6% (24,027  ±5,957.2) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.8% 1,390,202 (±0.3% / ±33,194.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

82.5% ±13.1% (64,673  ±6,680.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,418,661 (±0.5% / ±42,404.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
23.4% ±3.9% (18,314  ±3,777.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,164,985 (±0.3% / ±23,883.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

9.8% ±5.3% (10,165  ±5,505.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,432,077 (±0.1% / ±11,332.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

7.6% ±3.3% (8,903  ±3,960) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.2% 938,636 (±0.2% / ±22,145)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

3.9% ±1.4% (3,711  ±1,422) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.2% 641,525 (±0.1% / ±10,939)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
3,711 Total veterans ±1,422 3,226 Male ±1,386 485 Female ±375

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