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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Philadelphia Metro

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 11 counties · 6,245,051 residents · 4,603 sq mi
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With 6,245,051 people, Philadelphia is a metro area. About 39% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The median household earns $76,849, about 16% above the national median. The typical home is worth $255,874, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.8
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,245,051
+10%since 2000
from 5,687,147 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,357 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 1,235 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.3
+9%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,603 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.4M5.6M5.9M6.1M6.4M19902000201020202024Philadelphia
20246.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.3%(329,750)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(365,508)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.3%(392,456)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.5%(406,696)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(419,177)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414%(872,067)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.5%(782,046)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.4%(773,615)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.7%(854,941)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.9%(615,789)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.8%(302,187)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.1%(130,819)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,849
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,320 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,466
+69%since 2000
from $23,972 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
50.1%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade8.5%
US avg: 10%
Other services8.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$255,874
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $120,157 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,202
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $668 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2000
from 70.1% in 2000
34.9% rent
Persons per household
2.57 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.3
−10%since 2009
from 3.7 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-Hispanic70.6%(4,016,396)
Black19.5%(1,111,142)
Hispanic / Latino5%(286,205)
Asian3.2%(184,798)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic59.1%(3,690,540)
Black19.8%(1,234,464)
Hispanic / Latino10.2%(636,151)
Asian6.6%(411,368)
Other3.1%(195,971)
Segregation Score
52
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 Rican4.6%(278,515)
Mexican1.8%(111,818)
Dominican0.9%(57,025)
Central American0.8%(46,966)
South American0.7%(44,668)
Colombian0.3%(16,367)
Cuban0.3%(15,704)
Guatemalan0.2%(13,563)
Honduran0.2%(10,980)
Salvadoran0.2%(10,448)
Spaniard0.2%(10,373)
Ecuadorian0.1%(8,678)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(5,502)
Argentine0.1%(5,494)
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,122)
Venezuelan0.1%(4,056)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,964)
Panamanian0.1%(3,679)
Chilean0%(2,449)
Bolivian0%(782)
Uruguayan0%(698)
Paraguayan0%(434)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.1%(127,953)
Chinese1.4%(87,279)
Korean0.5%(32,365)
Vietnamese0.5%(32,072)
Filipino0.4%(26,355)
Cambodian0.2%(12,680)
Pakistani0.2%(11,776)
Bangladeshi0.1%(5,728)
Japanese0.1%(3,665)
Nepalese0.1%(2,972)
Indonesian0%(2,848)
Taiwanese0%(2,621)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(1,937)
Laotian0%(1,720)
Sri Lankan0%(1,317)
Burmese0%(937)
Bhutanese0%(458)
Mongolian0%(384)
Hmong0%(236)
Malaysian0%(137)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(935)
Chamorro0%(690)
Fijian0%(271)
Tongan0%(152)
Ancestry
Irish17.8%(1,084,679)
German14.4%(875,802)
Italian12.7%(772,020)
English7.3%(446,748)
Polish4.9%(297,518)
American3.3%(200,284)
Subsaharan African1.7%(101,279)
Russian1.5%(92,809)
French1.3%(80,656)
Scottish1.3%(77,827)
West Indian1.3%(76,733)
Ukrainian1%(58,014)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(48,217)
Dutch0.7%(44,530)
Hungarian0.6%(39,426)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(38,188)
Swedish0.6%(34,587)
Greek0.5%(30,728)
Jamaican0.5%(30,577)
British0.5%(29,347)
Lithuanian0.4%(26,867)
Norwegian0.4%(23,481)
Haitian0.4%(23,113)
Slovak0.3%(20,780)
Austrian0.3%(18,506)
Swiss0.3%(15,459)
French Canadian0.2%(14,956)
Czech0.2%(14,486)
Portuguese0.2%(14,262)
Nigerian0.2%(12,715)
Turkish0.2%(10,541)
Brazilian0.2%(9,966)
Romanian0.2%(9,720)
Danish0.1%(8,722)
Canadian0.1%(8,318)
Armenian0.1%(7,624)
Egyptian0.1%(7,076)
Lebanese0.1%(6,840)
Croatian0.1%(4,918)
Iranian0.1%(4,578)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,446)
Guyanese0.1%(4,441)
Moroccan0.1%(4,146)
Arab0.1%(3,713)
Finnish0.1%(3,608)
Ethiopian0.1%(3,467)
Belgian0.1%(3,362)
Israeli0.1%(3,104)
Syrian0%(2,977)
Latvian0%(2,888)
Kenyan0%(2,808)
Barbadian0%(2,530)
Serbian0%(1,900)
Palestinian0%(1,897)
Slovene0%(1,508)
Bulgarian0%(1,407)
Australian0%(1,249)
Iraqi0%(840)
Jordanian0%(756)
Macedonian0%(192)
Somali0%(141)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.7%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.6% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.1%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 82.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
15.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.2 min
+52%since 2000
from 19.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
69.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
12.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 65.9% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.5%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
45.0%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
11.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.2%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
5.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
61.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.4%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
34.6%
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)16.4%(46,179)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(46,271)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.5%(102,624)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War9.1%(25,550)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.9%(10,885)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 281,156 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 6,245,051 residents according to the 2020 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 $76,849 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 $255,874, and the typical rent is about $1,202 a month.

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

About 38.7% 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 11.8% 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 809,583 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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