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Philadelphia Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Philadelphia Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

1,567,258

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
15.4%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
18.9%
35 - 54:
24.3%
55 - 64:
11.7%
Over 65 Years:
13.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
86.6%
86.6%
32.5%
32.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Philadelphia
USA
$32,344
$32,344
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Philadelphia
USA
$52,649
$52,649
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

22.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Transportation
Public Service
Other
Administration
Finance
Construction
Arts
Information Technology
21.2%
21.2%
10.7%
10.7%
9.3%
9.3%
7.8%
7.8%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
5.7%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.0%
4.0%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
39.6%
39.6%
33.8%
33.8%
15.4%
15.4%
7.4%
7.4%
3.6%
3.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
Polish
English
African
Russian
Ukrainian
Jamaican
French
Haitian
European
Scottish
Eastern European
Brazilian
Hungarian
Welsh
Albanian
Nigerian
Dutch
9.9%
9.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.7%
6.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
French
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
African languages
Vietnamese
Arabic
French Creole
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
Portuguese
Russian
Korean
Tagalog
Polish
German/Yiddish
Italian
Urdu
76.3%
76.3%
11.0%
11.0%
2.4%
2.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Philadelphia Residents

14.3%