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Philadelphia Metro

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 11 counties · 6,329,118 residents (2025 est.) · 4,603 sq mi
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The short version

Philadelphia is home to 6,272,014 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. About 42% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 1,363 people per square mile. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The median household earns $94,031, about 14% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,031, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Philadelphia

Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania

  • 1st in household income$94,031
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree42.1%
  • 1st in home value$347,163
  • 2nd in diversity score69.4
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,272,014
+10%since 2000
from 5,687,147 in 2000
6,329,118 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,363 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 1,235 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.4
+9%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4,603 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.4M5.6M5.9M6.1M6.4M19902000201020202024Philadelphia
20246.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(343,422)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(364,106)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(390,654)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(407,813)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(387,075)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(875,924)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(833,421)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(758,668)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(830,931)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(638,234)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(315,389)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(126,377)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$94,031
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,320 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$50,461
+111%since 2000
from $23,972 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.3%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+4%since 2010
from 0.451 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$347,163
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $120,157 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,523
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $668 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 70.1% in 2000
32.7% rent
Vacancy rate
5.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.1%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.7 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
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.6%(4,016,396)
Black19.5%(1,111,142)
Hispanic / Latino5%(286,205)
Asian3.2%(184,798)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.5%(3,666,178)
Black19.5%(1,221,326)
Hispanic / Latino10.8%(675,164)
Asian6.5%(405,966)
Other4.8%(303,380)
Diversity Score
69
+25%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
49
−6%since 2020
from 52 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 Rican4.5%(285,299)
Mexican2%(128,574)
Dominican1.2%(74,333)
South American1%(63,022)
Colombian0.3%(21,854)
Guatemalan0.3%(20,802)
Cuban0.3%(17,515)
Honduran0.2%(14,639)
Ecuadorian0.2%(13,500)
Salvadoran0.2%(11,534)
Spaniard0.2%(10,632)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(7,949)
Peruvian0.1%(7,429)
Argentine0.1%(5,669)
Nicaraguan0.1%(5,012)
Costa Rican0.1%(4,369)
Panamanian0.1%(4,099)
Chilean0.1%(3,226)
Bolivian0%(1,150)
Uruguayan0%(1,073)
Paraguayan0%(718)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.2%(138,779)
Chinese1.5%(94,787)
Vietnamese0.6%(37,390)
Korean0.5%(32,557)
Filipino0.5%(29,654)
Pakistani0.2%(14,406)
Cambodian0.2%(12,476)
Bangladeshi0.1%(9,018)
Taiwanese0.1%(4,029)
Japanese0.1%(3,894)
Indonesian0.1%(3,111)
Laotian0%(2,042)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(1,853)
Nepalese0%(1,410)
Sri Lankan0%(1,286)
Burmese0%(1,244)
Kazakh0%(716)
Mongolian0%(363)
Malaysian0%(352)
Uzbek0%(347)
Bhutanese0%(332)
Hmong0%(164)
Okinawan0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(3,351)
Samoan0%(1,063)
Chamorro0%(494)
Fijian0%(146)
Guamanian0%(134)
Tongan0%(106)
Ancestry
Irish16.8%(1,054,647)
German13.5%(846,323)
Italian12.1%(756,068)
English7.9%(496,396)
Polish4.5%(280,862)
American3.2%(198,701)
Subsaharan African1.8%(111,392)
West Indian1.3%(83,121)
Scottish1.3%(82,825)
Russian1.3%(81,150)
French1.1%(67,189)
Ukrainian1%(61,519)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(40,888)
Welsh0.6%(40,722)
Dutch0.6%(35,865)
Jamaican0.6%(35,508)
Hungarian0.6%(35,403)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(35,222)
Greek0.5%(31,662)
Swedish0.5%(29,851)
Haitian0.4%(26,408)
Lithuanian0.4%(23,874)
Norwegian0.3%(21,843)
Slovak0.3%(19,432)
Nigerian0.3%(19,326)
British0.3%(17,431)
Austrian0.3%(15,841)
Portuguese0.2%(15,063)
Brazilian0.2%(14,808)
Swiss0.2%(14,475)
Czech0.2%(13,644)
French Canadian0.2%(11,905)
Turkish0.2%(11,261)
Romanian0.2%(9,773)
Egyptian0.2%(9,445)
Armenian0.1%(9,052)
Lebanese0.1%(8,474)
Danish0.1%(8,279)
Ghanaian0.1%(7,824)
Canadian0.1%(7,108)
Moroccan0.1%(5,655)
Croatian0.1%(5,204)
Iranian0.1%(4,731)
Finnish0.1%(4,087)
Ethiopian0.1%(3,890)
Guyanese0.1%(3,299)
Kenyan0.1%(3,218)
Belgian0%(3,094)
Syrian0%(3,041)
Barbadian0%(2,943)
Israeli0%(2,705)
Serbian0%(2,638)
Palestinian0%(2,359)
Latvian0%(1,970)
Slovene0%(1,656)
Bulgarian0%(1,583)
Iraqi0%(1,155)
Jordanian0%(1,110)
Australian0%(1,050)
Somali0%(447)
Macedonian0%(243)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.1%
+14.6 ptssince 2000
from 27.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.8%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.7 min
+44%since 2000
from 19.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.4%
−9.7 ptssince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
6.3%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.8%
+15.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 65.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 76.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.4%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
11.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+12.3 ptssince 2017
from 80.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 84.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 6.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.1%(996,720)
Married49.8%(1,237,307)
Widowed2.7%(66,242)
Divorced7.5%(185,778)
Women 15+
Never married36.2%(974,239)
Married44.9%(1,207,584)
Widowed8.4%(226,594)
Divorced10.4%(279,368)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 61.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 34.6% 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)21.1%(51,028)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(44,255)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.8%(86,444)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(14,086)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(3,671)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 241,342 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19905,435,468$86,343$242,71122.6%42.4
20005,687,147$89,844$218,88527.6%57.4
20105,965,343$89,392$342,84032.2%66.0
20206,245,051$93,144$310,12938.7%74.5
20246,272,014$94,031$347,16342.1%69.4

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

PhiladelphiaCENTRAL1,574,281WilmingtonCENTRAL73,512CamdenCENTRAL71,430Levittown50,926Sicklerville44,998Norristown35,911Chester33,996Drexel Hill30,451Newark30,359King of Prussia25,857Middletown25,798Glassboro24,483Pottstown23,322Bear22,370Lindenwold21,952Phoenixville20,356West Chester19,591Lansdale18,986Elkton16,670Horsham16,005Glasgow15,546Springdale15,173Brookside15,115Williamstown14,705Moorestown-Lenola14,625Cherry Hill Mall14,541Collingswood14,386Westmont14,195Willow Grove14,131Ardmore13,909

The 30 most populous of 336 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

11 component counties

Philadelphia CountyCENTRAL1,574,281Montgomery CountyCENTRAL877,643Bucks CountyCENTRAL647,828New Castle CountyCENTRAL588,026Delaware CountyCENTRAL580,937Chester CountyCENTRAL557,116Camden CountyCENTRAL535,799Burlington CountyCENTRAL481,439Gloucester CountyCENTRAL312,638Cecil CountyCENTRAL107,131Salem CountyCENTRAL66,280
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has about 6,272,014 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

The typical household in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns about $94,031 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD expensive?

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, the median home is worth about $347,163, and the typical rent is about $1,523 a month.

How educated are people in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

About 42.1% of adults age 25 and over in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

About 11.5% of people in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD live below the federal poverty line.

Has Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD grown since 1990?

Yes, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has grown since 1990. The population has added about 836,546 residents, a change of about 15 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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