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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 11 counties · 6,329,118 residents (2025 est.) · 4,603.206 sq mi
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Philadelphia is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $94,031. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $347,163. It ranks in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,272,014
+10%since 2000
from 5,687,147 in 2000
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

PEP 2025 EST:6,329,118 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
5.4M5.6M5.9M6.1M6.4M1990201020202024Philadelphia
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%
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
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Philadelphia on RentDataNow
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
2009 – 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)
RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population
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%
Self-employed
12.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.4%
−19.2 ptssince 2009
from 67.6% 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%
−42.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% 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%
−84.9 ptssince 2013
from 90.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+12.3 ptssince 2017
from 80.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
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)
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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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