Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (24th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (8th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,579,706	13,018,639	334,922,499	24th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,953	$77,971	$80,734	1899th of 3,221
Median Age	35.3	40.9	38.9	2945th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.4%	35.2%	35.7%	449th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$243,100	$254,500	$332,700	951st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,397	$1,209	$1,413	320th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.4%	11.7%	12.5%	437th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	5.3%	5.2%	274th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11,759.9	291.0	n/a	8th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.2%	7.7%	14.1%	186th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.5	n/a	n/a	1978th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.8%	69.3%	65.2%	3159th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.7	26.3	26.4	330th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.4%	15.6%	15.1%	202nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2055th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	27.3%	46.2%	46.9%	3200th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1197th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	33.2%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.6%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.9%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	71.1	44.6	61.4

Age in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	35.3	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.7%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	679,428	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.4%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.2%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.1%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.7%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	50.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,905	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.9%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.4%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.2%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	748,270	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	8.5%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.1%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.2%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,949.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	48.2%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,003	$3,311	n/a

Education in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.7%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.7%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.8%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	46.0%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	16.7%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.1%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.4%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.0%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	27.9%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.7%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.8%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	7.3%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.6%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.9%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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