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Philadelphia City (West and West Park) PUMA, PA

147,554 Population
11.2 square miles 13,145.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,297 ±$2,935 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$41,990 ±$5,133 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about half the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

26% ±5.3% (37,257  ±8,374) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

33.3 minutes ±2.4 (1,801,400  ±287,706) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

68,629 ±4,401 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.1 ±0.1 (142,810  ±13,324) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.5% ±1.7% (956  ±664) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

82,217 ±4,935 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$169,400 ±$17,656 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±3% (16,414  ±4,643.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.9% ±2.3% (92,006  ±6,939.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
24.4% ±3.1% (25,269  ±3,683.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

9% ±3.2% (13,348  ±4,710.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,482,073 (±0.1% / ±11,519.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

8.3% ±2.6% (12,288  ±3,980) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4% ±1.1% (4,591  ±1,313) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,591 Total veterans ±1,313 4,309 Male ±1,340 282 Female ±275

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