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Philadelphia County

Pennsylvania · 1,574,281 residents (2025 est.) · 134 sq mi
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With 1,579,706 people, Philadelphia County is a county in Pennsylvania. Density works out to 11,758 people per square mile. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The median age is 35.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $243,100.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,953, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Philadelphia County

What changed most since 1990

  • Homes owned by their occupants62.0% → 51.8% (−10.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,163 → $243,100 (+109%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 67 counties in Pennsylvania

  • 51st in household income$61,953
  • 10th in share with a bachelor's degree35.4%
  • 18th in home value$243,100
  • 1st in diversity score88.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,579,706
+4%since 2000
from 1,517,550 in 2000
1,574,281 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
11,758 / sq mi
+4%since 2000
from 11,295 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.3
+3%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
134 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.5M1.6M1.6M1.6M19902000201020202024Philadelphia County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(94,457)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(89,137)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(97,827)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(102,041)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(107,174)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.5%(292,438)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(216,571)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(169,055)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(178,888)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(139,253)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(67,690)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(25,175)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,953
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,746 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,905
+136%since 2000
from $16,509 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.0%
+20.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
21.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 22.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.513
+4%since 2010
from 0.494 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade3.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$243,100
+119%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,397
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $569 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
51.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.3% in 2000
48.2% rent
Vacancy rate
9.2%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−13%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.3%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+12%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
83
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic42.5%(644,395)
Black42.6%(646,123)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(128,928)
Asian4.4%(67,119)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.2%(524,385)
Black38.3%(605,533)
Hispanic / Latino15.6%(245,882)
Asian7.9%(124,921)
Other5%(78,985)
Diversity Score
89
+9%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
55
−7%since 2020
from 59 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican8%(126,989)
Dominican2.4%(37,381)
Mexican1.4%(22,258)
Central American1.4%(21,923)
South American1.2%(18,929)
Guatemalan0.6%(8,803)
Colombian0.5%(8,322)
Honduran0.4%(6,164)
Cuban0.3%(4,397)
Venezuelan0.2%(3,169)
Spaniard0.2%(2,833)
Salvadoran0.2%(2,770)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(2,489)
Peruvian0.1%(2,069)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,630)
Argentine0.1%(1,605)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,285)
Panamanian0.1%(1,233)
Chilean0%(700)
Uruguayan0%(179)
Bolivian0%(123)
Paraguayan0%(107)
Asian origin
Chinese2.7%(42,177)
Asian Indian1.5%(23,628)
Vietnamese1.1%(16,615)
Cambodian0.5%(8,622)
Korean0.4%(6,384)
Filipino0.4%(6,270)
Pakistani0.2%(3,725)
Indonesian0.2%(2,516)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,833)
Laotian0.1%(1,503)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,096)
Burmese0.1%(1,056)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(679)
Japanese0%(661)
Bhutanese0%(332)
Nepalese0%(304)
Mongolian0%(262)
Sri Lankan0%(181)
Hmong0%(129)
Malaysian0%(110)
Kazakh0%(64)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(478)
Chamorro0%(188)
Guamanian0%(28)
Fijian0%(21)
Ancestry
Irish9.6%(151,253)
German7%(109,851)
Italian6.7%(105,550)
English3.3%(52,312)
Polish3%(47,319)
Subsaharan African2.6%(41,639)
American2.3%(35,662)
West Indian2.2%(34,046)
Russian1.2%(19,048)
Ukrainian1%(16,216)
Jamaican0.8%(12,972)
Haitian0.8%(12,667)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.8%(11,919)
Scottish0.7%(11,613)
French0.7%(11,272)
Brazilian0.5%(7,632)
Nigerian0.4%(7,012)
Greek0.4%(5,650)
Welsh0.3%(4,991)
Dutch0.3%(4,924)
Hungarian0.3%(4,809)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(4,219)
Swedish0.3%(4,030)
Lithuanian0.2%(3,683)
Portuguese0.2%(3,565)
Norwegian0.2%(3,463)
British0.2%(3,284)
Austrian0.2%(2,908)
Ghanaian0.2%(2,624)
Slovak0.2%(2,588)
Moroccan0.2%(2,549)
Czech0.1%(2,344)
Romanian0.1%(2,326)
Swiss0.1%(2,112)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,034)
French Canadian0.1%(1,748)
Armenian0.1%(1,734)
Lebanese0.1%(1,669)
Egyptian0.1%(1,518)
Danish0.1%(1,402)
Turkish0.1%(1,342)
Palestinian0.1%(1,267)
Israeli0.1%(1,063)
Kenyan0.1%(1,046)
Croatian0.1%(1,024)
Barbadian0.1%(996)
Iranian0.1%(982)
Canadian0%(737)
Syrian0%(647)
Finnish0%(633)
Serbian0%(627)
Guyanese0%(582)
Iraqi0%(413)
Latvian0%(350)
Belgian0%(326)
Australian0%(301)
Bulgarian0%(290)
Somali0%(257)
Slovene0%(243)
Jordanian0%(189)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.4%
+17.5 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.8%
+16.6 ptssince 2000
from 71.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.8%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.7 min
+44%since 2000
from 22.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
46.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
16.7%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.4%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
27.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 13.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2011
from 59.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 72.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.0%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
Female
52.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
Foreign born
15.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.7%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 16.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.1%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.1%
+19.5 ptssince 2017
from 69.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.3%
+5.8 ptssince 2020
from 88.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
75.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 77.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 10.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married52.9%(319,762)
Married37.2%(224,940)
Widowed2.4%(14,612)
Divorced7.4%(44,896)
Women 15+
Never married49.1%(341,066)
Married32.5%(225,499)
Widowed8.1%(56,046)
Divorced10.3%(71,464)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.1%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 47.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 34.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 57.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 45.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)22.1%(10,173)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(6,918)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(15,112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(1,970)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(425)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 46,015 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 County, decade by decade

Philadelphia County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,585,577$59,049$116,16315.2%71.0
20001,517,550$56,009$111,12117.9%78.6
20101,526,006$52,150$194,49522.2%83.3
20201,603,797$59,544$207,98631.2%88.2
20241,579,706$61,953$243,10035.4%88.7

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has about 1,579,706 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania earns about $61,953 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $243,100, and the typical rent is about $1,397 a month.

How educated are people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

About 35.4% of adults age 25 and over in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

About 21.4% of people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 5,871 residents, a change of about -0 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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