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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

Philadelphia Metro

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 11 counties · 5,687,147 residents · 4,603 sq mi
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With 5,687,147 people, Philadelphia is a metro area. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $49,320, about 16% above the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 1990. The typical home is worth $120,157.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 36.2
US median: 35.2
More educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
More affordable
home values down 10%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
5,687,147
+5%since 1990
from 5,435,468 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,235 / sq mi
+5%since 1990
from 1,181 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
36.2
+7%since 1990
from 33.7 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
4,603 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.4M5.6M5.9M6.1M6.4M19902000201020202024Philadelphia
20246.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.5%(369,018)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.3%(413,778)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.4%(422,765)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.9%(393,607)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.1%(348,710)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.7%(779,272)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4416.5%(936,475)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.6%(771,648)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.7%(493,041)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.9%(390,449)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844.9%(277,032)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.6%(91,352)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,320
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $35,975 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$23,972
+46%since 1990
from $16,416 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
10.9%
+0.7 ptssince 1990
from 10.1% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$120,157
−10%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $101,127 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$668
−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $526 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
70.1%
+0.4 ptssince 1990
from 69.8% in 1990
29.9% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic77.2%(4,196,135)
Black18.7%(1,015,406)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(177,545)
Asian2%(110,551)
2000
White, non-Hispanic70.6%(4,016,396)
Black19.5%(1,111,142)
Hispanic / Latino5%(286,205)
Asian3.2%(184,798)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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
27.6%
+5.0 ptssince 1990
from 22.6% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
82.3%
+6.1 ptssince 1990
from 76.1% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
10.5%
+2.2 ptssince 1990
from 8.3% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.9 min
−15%since 1990
from 23.3 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33%(696,577)
Married57.2%(1,208,983)
Widowed3%(63,223)
Divorced6.8%(143,376)
Women 15+
Never married28%(664,217)
Married51.3%(1,217,144)
Widowed11.6%(273,977)
Divorced9.1%(215,014)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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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 5,687,147 residents according to the 2000 Census.

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 $49,320 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 $120,157, and the typical rent is about $668 a month.

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

About 27.6% 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 10.9% 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 251,679 residents, a change of about 5 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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