Philadelphia is a city of 6,996 people in Mississippi. The typical home is worth $97,300, having risen by half since 2000. 25.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,788, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Philadelphia
What changed most since 1990
Black share36.2% → 51.6%(+15.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.6% → 25.9%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Neshoba County
Philadelphia's population equals 24% of Neshoba County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 11% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 35% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47.2%(174)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(82)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.3%(38)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 369 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Philadelphia, decade by decade
Philadelphia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,758
$42,690
$98,403
18.6%
61.1
2000
7,303
$48,161
$100,920
18.0%
67.3
2010
7,477
$42,681
$116,380
19.3%
70.6
2020
7,118
$47,842
$107,023
21.1%
71.8
2024
6,996
$50,788
$97,300
25.9%
69.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
