2024 population: 6,330,422 ( 85,405 from 2020)
Land area: 4603.2 square miles
Population density: 1375.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	3,709,829	58.60%	2.1%
Black:	1,284,517	20.29%	0.5%
Indian:	10,222	0.16%	1.2%
Asian:	458,661	7.25%	13.8%
2+ races:	144,117	2.28%	12.2%
Hispanic:	723,076	11.42%	13.7%

Total non-White:	2,620,593	41.40%	6.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	283,530	11.4
Deaths:	262,498	10.5
Net Migration:	-65,845	-2.6
Net Immigration:	127,481	5.1

Change in White population:	-80,008	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	165,413	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
6,245,017
3,789,837	60.69%
1,277,822	20.46%
10,101	0.16%
403,058	6.45%
128,396	2.06%
635,803	10.18%
2,455,180	39.31%

2010
5,965,343
3,875,845	64.97%
1,204,303	20.19%
9,541	0.16%
295,219	4.95%
101,296	1.70%
468,168	7.85%
2,089,498	35.03%

2000
5,687,147
4,016,396	70.62%
1,111,142	19.54%
8,534	0.15%
186,337	3.28%
70,909	1.25%
286,205	5.03%
1,670,751	29.38%

1990
5,435,468
4,133,579	76.05%
1,002,614	18.45%
9,247	0.17%
112,483	2.07%
n/a
177,545	3.27%
1,301,889	23.95%

1980
5,240,039
4,103,274	78.31%
947,891	18.09%
5,002	0.10%
53,028	1.01%
n/a
125,889	2.40%
1,136,765	21.69%

1970
5,317,407
4,314,819	81.15%
891,463	16.76%
3,836	0.07%
15,220	0.29%
n/a
80,497	1.51%
1,002,588	18.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
658,315	11.0
503,000	8.4
-171,591	-2.9
156,632	2.6

-86,008	-1.4
365,682	6.1

Number	Rate
2000's
701,530	12.3
493,781	8.7
-115,890	-2.0
127,055	2.2

-140,551	-2.5
418,747	7.4

Number	Rate
1990's
794,319	14.6
531,699	9.8
-277,399	-5.1
110,969	2.0

-117,183	-2.2
368,862	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
805,875	15.4
517,593	9.9
-50,848	-1.0
n/a

30,305	0.6
165,124	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-420,535	-7.9
n/a

-211,545	-4.0
134,177	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.4
1,337,913	21.1%
4,992,509	78.9%
1,080,000	17.1%

2,467,761
2.48

1,552,233	62.9%
1,097,250	70.7%
161,078	10.4%
915,528	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
977,482	16.4%
4,987,861	83.6%
858,706	14.4%

2,462,963
2.57

1,623,787	65.9%
1,139,443	70.2%
186,427	11.5%
839,176	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
1,440,397	25.3%
4,246,750	74.7%
759,779	13.4%

2,135,418
2.58

1,449,738	67.9%
1,066,705	73.6%
158,883	11.0%
685,680	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
1,326,099	24.4%
4,109,369	75.6%
722,518	13.3%

1,987,588
2.66

1,402,921	70.6%
1,074,036	76.6%
126,498	9.0%
584,667	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
1,428,196	27.3%
3,811,843	72.7%
601,694	11.5%

1,820,925
2.81

1,345,987	73.9%
1,061,889	78.9%
128,442	9.5%
474,938	26.1%

2024 Housing Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	124,459	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	79,107	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	64,836	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	73,138	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	67,553	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	76,089	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	70,479	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	71,365	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	72,698	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	139,170	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	203,037	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	289,604	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	249,764	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	194,474	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	269,444	10.9%
$200,000 or more	422,544	17.1%

Median Household Income	93,003
Per Capita Income	50,101

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	141,647	5.7%
Public Assistance	80,420	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	358,717	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,627,402	73.4%
Unemployed	161,050	4.5%
In Armed Forces	8,259	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,796,711	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	783,264	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,122,204	975,909	53.5%
Non-Profit	133,928	254,556	34.5%
Self-Employed	162,038	96,705	62.6%

Local Government	85,706	127,391	40.2%
State Government	45,422	55,330	45.1%
Federal Government	42,902	33,908	55.9%

Total Private + Self	1,284,242	1,072,614	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	307,958	471,185	39.5%
Total	1,592,200	1,543,799	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%
Pct. Private + Self	75.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	621,823	19.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	605,822	19.3%
Professional, Technical	903,467	28.8%
Service Occupations	484,397	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6,953	0.2%
All others	525,482	16.7%

White Collar		67.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	527,506	16.8%
Educational services	334,598	10.7%
Retail trade	325,394	10.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	305,877	9.7%
Manufacturing	272,515	8.7%
Finance and insurance	207,618	6.6%
Construction	171,889	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	165,209	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	153,030	4.9%
Public administration	139,480	4.4%
Other services	134,964	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	117,569	3.7%
Wholesale trade	69,670	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	58,923	1.9%
Information	57,468	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54,272	1.7%
Utilities	25,092	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12,845	0.4%
Management	5,375	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,697	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	128,574	2.05%
Puerto Rican	285,299	4.55%
Cuban	17,515	0.28%
Dominican	74,333	1.19%

Total Central American	60,750	0.97%
Costa Rican	4,369	0.07%
Guatemalan	20,802	0.33%
Honduran	14,639	0.23%
Nicaraguan	5,012	0.08%
Panamanian	4,099	0.07%
Salvadoran	11,534	0.18%
Other Central American	295	0.00%

Total South American	63,022	1.00%
Argentinean	5,669	0.09%
Bolivian	1,150	0.02%
Chilean	3,226	0.05%
Colombian	21,854	0.35%
Ecuadorian	13,500	0.22%
Paraguayan	718	0.01%
Peruvian	7,429	0.12%
Uruguayan	1,073	0.02%
Venezuelan	7,949	0.13%
Other South American	454	0.01%

Other Hispanic	45,671	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	138,779	2.21%
Chinese	94,787	1.51%
Vietnamese	37,390	0.60%
Korean	32,557	0.52%
Filipino	29,654	0.47%
Cambodian	12,476	0.20%
Bangladeshi	9,018	0.14%
Taiwanese	4,029	0.06%
Japanese	3,894	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,908,694	82.8%
Spanish	419,914	7.1%
Other Indo-European	152,334	2.6%
Chinese	81,337	1.4%
Other Asian	72,396	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	67,099	1.1%
Other	54,458	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	44,589	0.8%
Vietnamese	31,712	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,054,647	16.8%
German	846,323	13.5%
Italian	756,068	12.1%
English	496,396	7.9%
Polish	280,862	4.5%
American	198,701	3.2%
Scottish	82,825	1.3%
Russian	81,150	1.3%
French	67,189	1.1%
European	61,966	1.0%
Ukrainian	61,519	1.0%
African	43,947	0.7%
Welsh	40,722	0.6%
Dutch	35,865	0.6%
Jamaican	35,508	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,951,763	94.9%
Not a citizen	320,251	5.1%

Native	5,529,585	88.2%
Foreign-born	742,429	11.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
135,550	3.1%	203,492	4.6%	1,174,100	26.8%	1,018,352	23.3%	1,067,549	24.4%	779,901	17.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	135,550	3.1%
9-12 Years	203,492	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,174,100	26.8%
Some College	1,018,352	23.3%
Bach. Degree	1,067,549	24.4%
Grad Degree	779,901	17.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,495,316	5,219,786	275,530	5.0%
1991	5,513,408	5,129,758	383,650	7.0%
1992	5,497,102	5,078,532	418,570	7.6%
1993	5,469,734	5,096,144	373,590	6.8%
1994	5,482,712	5,149,544	333,168	6.1%
1995	5,483,548	5,169,288	314,260	5.7%
1996	5,577,484	5,273,262	304,222	5.5%
1997	5,656,820	5,384,546	272,274	4.8%
1998	5,692,646	5,448,842	243,804	4.3%
1999	5,732,550	5,498,724	233,826	4.1%

2000	5,699,450	5,476,054	223,396	3.9%
2001	5,752,114	5,502,498	249,616	4.3%
2002	5,786,652	5,477,080	309,572	5.3%
2003	5,754,400	5,439,440	314,960	5.5%
2004	5,779,156	5,485,026	294,130	5.1%
2005	5,836,292	5,556,848	279,444	4.8%
2006	5,902,018	5,630,174	271,844	4.6%
2007	5,923,386	5,661,944	261,442	4.4%
2008	6,009,604	5,688,334	321,270	5.3%
2009	5,992,866	5,499,304	493,562	8.2%

2010	6,031,548	5,508,792	522,756	8.7%
2011	6,044,178	5,537,024	507,154	8.4%
2012	6,083,966	5,577,870	506,096	8.3%
2013	6,052,306	5,590,778	461,528	7.6%
2014	6,036,722	5,659,178	377,544	6.3%
2015	6,092,306	5,759,646	332,660	5.5%
2016	6,152,270	5,842,264	310,006	5.0%
2017	6,158,966	5,865,628	293,338	4.8%
2018	6,174,936	5,911,332	263,604	4.3%
2019	6,274,428	6,015,892	258,536	4.1%

2020	6,205,338	5,636,532	568,806	9.2%
2021	6,338,224	5,951,208	387,016	6.1%
2022	6,430,226	6,165,030	265,196	4.1%
2023	6,511,186	6,275,840	235,346	3.6%
2024	6,592,792	6,340,284	252,508	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,624,257
Median Value	$342,197

Occupied	2,467,761	94.0%
Vacant	156,496	6.0%

Owned	1,649,035	66.8%
Rented	818,726	33.2%
Median Rent	$1,517

Single-Family Units	1,910,162	72.8%
Detached	1,139,383	43.4%
Attached	770,779	29.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	461,264	17.6%
Mobile Homes	29,707	1.1%

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area