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Philadelphia County

Pennsylvania · 1,603,797 residents · 134 sq mi
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With 1,603,797 people, Philadelphia County is a county in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. 23.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 34.8, younger than the US median of 38.8. Households here earn about 23% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $171,600.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,603,797
+6%since 2000
from 1,517,550 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.8
+2%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
134 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.5M1.5M1.6M1.6M1.6M19902000201020202024Philadelphia County
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.5%(88,967)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(91,714)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.7%(92,181)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.2%(99,181)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.1%(130,359)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3419.1%(305,879)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.8%(205,989)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5410.9%(174,198)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.6%(186,257)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.6%(137,253)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844%(64,904)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(26,915)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,127
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,746 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,644
+80%since 2000
from $16,509 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
33.2%
+12.0 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
23.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information9.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade6.3%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.5%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$171,600
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,000 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,084
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $569 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
48.2%
−11.0 ptssince 2000
from 59.3% in 2000
51.8% rent
Persons per household
2.50 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.5
−1%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic34.3%(550,828)
Black38.3%(613,835)
Hispanic / Latino14.9%(238,277)
Asian8.3%(132,408)
Other3.3%(53,693)
Segregation Score
59
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 Rican8.8%(138,962)
Dominican2%(32,024)
Mexican1.2%(19,084)
Central American1.1%(17,720)
South American0.9%(14,902)
Colombian0.4%(6,858)
Honduran0.3%(5,327)
Guatemalan0.3%(4,685)
Cuban0.3%(4,602)
Salvadoran0.2%(3,901)
Spaniard0.1%(2,227)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,977)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(1,867)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,537)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,435)
Peruvian0.1%(1,408)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,361)
Panamanian0.1%(981)
Chilean0%(755)
Uruguayan0%(320)
Bolivian0%(107)
Asian origin
Chinese2.5%(39,524)
Asian Indian1.4%(21,749)
Vietnamese0.9%(14,236)
Cambodian0.6%(9,150)
Filipino0.4%(6,404)
Korean0.4%(6,011)
Pakistani0.2%(3,716)
Indonesian0.1%(1,945)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,694)
Nepalese0.1%(1,202)
Laotian0.1%(924)
Taiwanese0%(771)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0%(628)
Thai0%(607)
Burmese0%(568)
Sri Lankan0%(300)
Mongolian0%(237)
Hmong0%(236)
Bhutanese0%(228)
Malaysian0%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(361)
Chamorro0%(64)
Ancestry
Irish10.1%(160,283)
Italian7.1%(112,097)
German6.7%(105,960)
Polish3.1%(49,758)
English2.8%(44,567)
Subsaharan African2.6%(40,353)
American2.4%(37,377)
West Indian2.2%(35,018)
Russian1.3%(21,206)
Ukrainian0.9%(13,761)
French0.8%(12,672)
Jamaican0.8%(12,579)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Haitian0.8%(12,427)
Scottish0.6%(9,616)
Hungarian0.4%(5,551)
Welsh0.3%(5,373)
Nigerian0.3%(5,059)
Dutch0.3%(4,957)
Brazilian0.3%(4,920)
Greek0.3%(4,549)
Lithuanian0.3%(4,251)
Swedish0.3%(4,065)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(4,015)
Portuguese0.2%(3,747)
Norwegian0.2%(3,684)
British0.2%(3,678)
Austrian0.2%(2,711)
Slovak0.1%(2,311)
Romanian0.1%(2,270)
Swiss0.1%(2,114)
Czech0.1%(2,083)
Moroccan0.1%(1,926)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,871)
Egyptian0.1%(1,780)
Arab0.1%(1,769)
Danish0.1%(1,735)
French Canadian0.1%(1,617)
Turkish0.1%(1,571)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,395)
Armenian0.1%(1,194)
Canadian0.1%(1,161)
Palestinian0.1%(1,091)
Iranian0.1%(999)
Lebanese0.1%(977)
Israeli0.1%(932)
Barbadian0.1%(918)
Croatian0.1%(901)
Guyanese0%(657)
Syrian0%(620)
Finnish0%(613)
Iraqi0%(420)
Latvian0%(350)
Belgian0%(327)
Australian0%(325)
Serbian0%(316)
Jordanian0%(299)
Kenyan0%(207)
Bulgarian0%(201)
Slovene0%(160)
Somali0%(53)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.2%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
85.7%
+14.5 ptssince 2000
from 71.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.4 min
+51%since 2000
from 22.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
49.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
28.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.8%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 13.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
61.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2011
from 59.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.5%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.8%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
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
14.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.6%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
88.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
7.6%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
47.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
34.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
57.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
45.8%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.3%(9,739)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(7,931)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.6%(20,011)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.7%(4,333)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3%(1,686)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 56,232 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has about 1,603,797 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania earns about $49,127 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 $171,600, and the typical rent is about $1,084 a month.

How educated are people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania?

About 31.2% 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 23.1% of people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 18,220 residents, a change of about 1 percent over that period.

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

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