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Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area


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2024 population: 8,485,373   ( 134,592 from 2020)
Land area: 7929.3 square miles
Population density: 1070.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:4,928,587 58.08% 2.5%
Black:1,540,11518.15% 1.2%
Indian:14,3650.17% 0.1%
Asian:574,9036.78% 13.6%
2+ races:186,3342.20% 11.2%
Hispanic:1,241,06914.63% 14.5%
Total non-White:3,556,78641.92% 8.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:375,027 11.2
Deaths:357,73910.7
Net Migration: -67,476-2.0
Net Immigration: 182,0245.4
Change in White population:-128,294 -1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:262,886 3.1




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
8,350,781
5,056,88160.56%
1,522,31818.23%
14,3560.17%
506,0096.06%
167,5202.01%
1,083,69712.98%
3,293,90039.44%

2010
7,980,444
5,225,43565.48%
1,428,86917.90%
13,7860.17%
376,0054.71%
134,0501.68%
788,3269.88%
2,755,00934.52%

2000
7,532,764
5,405,09471.75%
1,306,47817.34%
12,1270.16%
234,0933.11%
94,2231.25%
470,9026.25%
2,127,67028.25%

1990
7,133,165
5,539,28277.66%
1,166,05316.35%
13,0230.18%
139,0891.95%
n/a
275,7183.87%
1,593,88322.34%

1980
6,805,218
5,455,08580.16%
1,090,27316.02%
6,9350.10%
64,7290.95%
n/a
181,8452.67%
1,350,13319.84%

1970
6,772,001
5,615,64882.92%
1,013,18114.96%
4,8100.07%
18,3590.27%
n/a
105,2041.55%
1,156,353 17.08%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
870,693 10.9
679,5178.5
-242,701-3.0
222,5122.8
-168,554 -2.1
538,891 6.8
2000's
NumberRate
927,828 12.3
660,7668.8
-66,663-0.9
181,0492.4
-179,659 -2.4
627,339 8.3
1990's
NumberRate
1,032,460 14.5
705,7249.9
-303,246-4.3
147,9742.1
-134,188 -1.9
533,787 7.5
1980's
NumberRate
1,033,454 15.2
680,091 10.0
28,295 0.4
n/a
84,197 1.2
243,750 3.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-380,782 -5.6
n/a
-160,563 -2.4
193,780 2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market 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):

2022
NumberPercent
39.5
1,788,701 21.1%
6,696,672 78.9%
1,404,233 16.5%
3,214,959
2.52
2,070,812 64.4%
1,471,571 71.1%
216,908 10.5%
1,144,147 35.6%

2010
NumberPercent
38.3
1,854,823 23.2%
6,125,621 76.8%
1,086,380 13.6%
3,014,372
2.57
2,000,258 66.4%
1,416,864 70.8%
227,111 11.4%
1,014,114 33.6%

2000
NumberPercent
70.2
3,616,147 48.0%
3,916,617 52.0%
1,989,896 26.4%
5,421,017
2.57
3,689,987 68.1%
2,745,367 74.4%
390,032 10.6%
1,731,030 31.9%

1990
NumberPercent
33.9
1,720,437 24.1%
5,412,728 75.9%
973,892 13.7%
2,620,845
2.64
1,853,701 70.7%
1,433,749 77.3%
161,502 8.7%
767,144 29.3%

1980
NumberPercent
31.7
1,831,514 26.9%
4,973,704 73.1%
810,453 11.9%
2,384,878
2.78
1,762,794 73.9%
1,404,776 79.7%
161,956 9.2%
622,084 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units3,506,861 
Median Value$292,840 
Occupied3,214,95991.7%
Vacant291,9028.3%
Owned2,158,28067.1%
Rented1,056,67932.9%
Median Rent$1,344 
Single-Family Units2,582,34773.6%
    Detached1,633,86146.6%
    Attached948,48627.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units573,61116.4%
Mobile Homes55,4391.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000156,7534.9%
$10,000 to $14,999114,3583.6%
$15,000 to $19,99995,4953.0%
$20,000 to $24,999107,3293.3%
$25,000 to $29,999107,3573.3%
$30,000 to $34,999107,2643.3%
$35,000 to $39,999103,0013.2%
$40,000 to $44,99999,5853.1%
$45,000 to $49,999102,6763.2%
$50,000 to $59,999201,6596.3%
$60,000 to $74,999272,9708.5%
$75,000 to $99,999398,28012.4%
$100,000 to $124,999323,02510.0%
$125,000 to $149,999246,8077.7%
$150,000 to $199,999326,21710.1%
$200,000 or more452,18314.1%
Median Household Income84,964 
Per Capita Income45,403 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.102 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI179,9125.6%
Public Assistance103,2703.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps444,62613.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed3,378,53872.4%
Unemployed214,5934.6%
In Armed Forces12,9620.3%
Total Labor Force3,606,09377.3%
Not in Labor Force1,059,73322.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,513,6821,296,90653.9%
Non-Profit159,156306,69034.2%
Self-Employed210,955114,97164.7%
Local Government112,594164,65340.6%
State Government64,44078,44645.1%
Federal Government49,10336,42257.4%
Total Private + Self1,724,6371,411,87755.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.385,293586,21139.7%
Total2,109,9301,998,08851.4%
Pct. Govt.12.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts737,15417.9%
Sales and Office Occupations831,48320.2%
Professional, Technical1,097,93426.7%
Service Occupations679,09316.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing12,5910.3%
All others768,95418.7%
White Collar 64.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance674,47216.4%
Retail trade437,66010.6%
Educational services428,99410.4%
Manufacturing382,6499.3%
Professional, scientific, technical350,3448.5%
Finance and insurance247,1756.0%
Accommodation and food services235,4115.7%
Construction232,2455.6%
Transportation and warehousing203,3574.9%
Public administration182,4954.4%
Other services177,9914.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.156,9113.8%
Wholesale trade105,9132.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation89,6542.2%
Information73,5561.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing69,9691.7%
Utilities33,2930.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting22,6570.6%
Management6,8890.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,9830.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican185,4962.23%
Puerto Rican480,2695.76%
Cuban22,7350.27%
Dominican143,8581.73%
Total Central American95,2661.14%
Costa Rican7,3410.09%
Guatemalan37,4280.45%
Honduran20,1980.24%
Nicaraguan5,7210.07%
Panamanian5,6570.07%
Salvadoran18,6290.22%
Other Central American2920.00%
Total South American92,1511.11%
Argentinean7,5630.09%
Bolivian1,9290.02%
Chilean4,0730.05%
Colombian30,9800.37%
Ecuadorian23,8980.29%
Paraguayan5120.01%
Peruvian13,1300.16%
Uruguayan1,4310.02%
Venezuelan7,6640.09%
Other South American9710.01%
Other Hispanic55,6710.67%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian182,3012.19%
Chinese109,7421.32%
Vietnamese39,7460.48%
Korean39,2670.47%
Filipino35,4150.42%
Cambodian14,2280.17%
Bangladeshi8,4360.10%
Japanese5,5500.07%
Taiwanese4,7810.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English6,439,59381.8%
Spanish705,6629.0%
Other Indo-European196,9522.5%
Chinese95,3271.2%
Other Asian87,0161.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic76,9151.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun59,2480.8%
Other56,5530.7%
Arabic36,6230.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish1,314,55215.8%
German1,227,67114.7%
Italian998,21112.0%
English605,8847.3%
Polish377,1724.5%
American285,4723.4%
Russian109,2931.3%
French98,2901.2%
Scottish97,2321.2%
European84,2581.0%
Ukrainian73,3230.9%
Dutch62,9020.8%
Welsh61,9490.7%
Hungarian60,8600.7%
African60,0650.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen7,901,71894.8%
Not a citizen433,7075.2%
Native7,351,57088.2%
Foreign-born983,85511.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
197,500 3.4%315,743 5.5%1,656,996 28.7%1,383,468 24.0%1,308,228 22.7%910,935 15.8%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 197,500 3.4%
9-12 Years 315,743 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,656,996 28.7%
Some College 1,383,468 24.0%
Bach. Degree 1,308,228 22.7%
Grad Degree 910,935 15.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 3,628,092 3,443,773 184,319 5.1%
1991 3,646,907 3,394,342 252,565 6.9%
1992 3,643,378 3,364,195 279,183 7.7%
1993 3,623,766 3,372,943 250,823 6.9%
1994 3,632,752 3,408,142 224,610 6.2%
1995 3,636,802 3,424,014 212,788 5.9%
1996 3,693,767 3,486,606 207,161 5.6%
1997 3,747,503 3,560,371 187,132 5.0%
1998 3,763,801 3,593,211 170,590 4.5%
1999 3,792,500 3,630,032 162,468 4.3%
2000 3,794,445 3,643,681 150,764 4.0%
2001 3,830,765 3,661,866 168,899 4.4%
2002 3,858,326 3,647,574 210,752 5.5%
2003 3,841,228 3,626,923 214,305 5.6%
2004 3,868,513 3,670,161 198,352 5.1%
2005 3,914,442 3,725,850 188,592 4.8%
2006 3,960,282 3,775,266 185,016 4.7%
2007 3,972,666 3,794,248 178,418 4.5%
2008 4,030,370 3,809,954 220,416 5.5%
2009 4,025,227 3,684,988 340,239 8.5%
2010 4,031,195 3,671,277 359,918 8.9%
2011 4,039,717 3,690,838 348,879 8.6%
2012 4,068,943 3,719,976 348,967 8.6%
2013 4,045,799 3,728,048 317,751 7.9%
2014 4,032,932 3,772,731 260,201 6.5%
2015 4,063,895 3,834,626 229,269 5.6%
2016 4,097,315 3,885,431 211,884 5.2%
2017 4,093,098 3,892,735 200,363 4.9%
2018 4,106,104 3,926,261 179,843 4.4%
2019 4,171,713 3,996,615 175,098 4.2%
2020 4,130,314 3,739,383 390,931 9.5%
2021 4,220,865 3,956,248 264,617 6.3%
2022 4,272,710 4,093,121 179,589 4.2%
2023 4,324,651 4,159,967 164,684 3.8%
2024 4,355,424 4,180,921 174,503 4.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com