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Population (year 2000): 1,517,550. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,448,394 (-4.6% change)
 

Males: 705,107  (46.5%)
Females: 812,443  (53.5%)

Philadelphia County

Median resident age:  34.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19102, 19103, 19104, 19106, 19107, 19108, 19111, 19112, 19113, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19122, 19123, 19124, 19125, 19126, 19127, 19128, 19129, 19130, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19134, 19135, 19136, 19137, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148, 19149, 19150, 19151, 19152, 19153, 19154.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,573 (it was $30,746 in 2000)
Philadelphia  $32,573
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,200 (it was $59,700 in 2000)
Philadelphia  $100,200
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

Median gross rent in 2005: $725.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 24.5%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.5% for Black residents, 41.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.8% for other race residents)

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Races in Philadelphia:

  • Black (43.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.5%)
  • Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Other race (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Chinese (1.2%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.6%), Italian (9.2%), German (8.1%), Polish (4.3%), English (2.9%), United States (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 135.1 square miles.

Population density: 10781 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Philadelphia

  • High school or higher: 71.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Philadelphia city

  • Never married: 40.8%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

137,205 residents are foreign born (3.5% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.1% Latin America).

This city:  9.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there were 1900 registered sex offenders living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Philadelphia to the number of sex offenders is 767 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,235 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,040 (1.2%)

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Nearest cities: Camden, NJ (5.0 miles ), Wyncote, PA (6.6 miles ), Woodlynne borough, NJ (6.6 miles ), Wyndmoor, PA (6.7 miles ), Pennsauken, NJ (6.7 miles ), Jenkintown borough, PA (6.9 miles ), Rockledge borough, PA (7.0 miles ), Glenside, PA (7.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 214 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 1997: 50 buildings, average cost: $112,400
  • 1998: 40 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 1999: 97 buildings, average cost: $121,000
  • 2000: 95 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 2001: 104 buildings, average cost: $138,200
  • 2002: 147 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 2003: 128 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2004: 134 buildings, average cost: $161,400
  • 2005: 383 buildings, average cost: $171,800
  • 2006: 448 buildings, average cost: $191,100

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Latitude: 40.00 N, Longitude: 75.14 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +90,230 (+5.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 429,608 (75.4%)


People in group quarters in Philadelphia
  • 21123 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 10164 people in nursing homes
  • 4510 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3887 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2674 people in state prisons
  • 2189 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 1679 people in religious group quarters
  • 1296 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 1234 people in other group homes
  • 1103 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 1014 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 527 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 526 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 463 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 432 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 396 people in halfway houses
  • 373 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 313 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 257 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 197 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 169 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 160 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 112 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 86 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 84 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 61 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 47 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 38 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 28 people in institutions for the blind
  • 26 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 6 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 5 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 4 people in military ships

Area codes: 215, 267, 610

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Population change in the 1990s: -63,790 (-4.0%).


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Most common industries for males in 2005:



  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common industries for females in 2005:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Philadelphia by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 292319309288348330377406
    per 100,000 20.322.020.418.923.322.225.627.7
Rapes 9341,0211,0141,0351,0041,0011,024960
    per 100,000 65.170.366.867.967.167.469.565.5
Robberies 11,10410,4259,6048,8699,6179,75710,06910,971
    per 100,000 773.6718.2632.5581.9642.9657.4683.6749.1
Assaults 10,70111,04710,4779,8659,6519,81410,13910,546
    per 100,000 745.5761.1690.0647.2645.2661.2688.4720.1
Burglaries 14,04212,08911,62911,24410,65610,53610,96011,542
    per 100,000 978.3832.9765.9737.7712.3709.9744.1788.1
Thefts 49,87446,95245,31838,78937,86437,80838,03939,413
    per 100,000 3474.63234.72984.82544.82531.22547.32582.62691.1
Auto thefts 17,71116,14715,52713,30213,93412,58711,42011,657
    per 100,000 1233.91112.41022.7872.7931.5848.1775.3795.9
Arson 3,0972,581N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
    per 100,000 215.8177.8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 780.1744.6676.7619.4647.7647.3667.0703.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7,510 (6,665 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.58
US city average:  3.00

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Philadelphia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Philadelphia city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 30.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Blythe Danner - (born 1943), actor, Robert Crumb - (born 1943), underground cartoonist, Bill Cosby - (born 1937), entertainer, Donald Barthelme - author, Noam Chomsky - (born 1928), seminal linguist, self-taught political analyst, George M. Dallas - (born 1792), senator, vice-president, Grace Kelly - (1929-1982), actress and Princess of Mocano, Jeanette MacDonald - (1903-1965), actress, singer, Billie Holiday - (1915-1959), singer, Joan Jett - (born 1958), musician.


Main business address for: MARITRANS INC /DE/ (WATER TRANSPORTATION), FMC CORP (CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS), CDI CORP (SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES), CIGNA CORP (HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS), CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC (MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS), SUNOCO INC (PETROLEUM REFINING), LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (LIFE INSURANCE), ROHM & HAAS CO (PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS) and 39 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Philadelphia:
  • ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER (YORK & TABOR RDS)
  • BELMONT CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE TREAT (4200 MONUMENT AVENUE)
  • CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL (8835 GERMANTOWN AVE)
  • CHESTNUT HILL REHAB HOSP (8601 STENTON AVE)
  • CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (34TH ST & CIVIC CENTER BLVD)
  • FAIRMOUNT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (561 FAIRTHORNE AVENUE)
  • FRANKFORD HOSPITAL (RED LION KNIGHTS RDS)
  • FRIENDS HOSPITAL (4641 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD)
  • GIRARD MEDICAL CENTER (EIGHTH STREET AND GIRARD AVENUE)
  • HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (230 NORTH BROAD STREET)
  • HOSPITAL OF THE FOX CHASE CANCER CENTE (7701 BURHOLME AVENUE)
  • HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA (34TH & SPRUCE STS)
  • JEANES HOSPITAL (7600 CENTRAL AVE)
  • KENSINGTON HOSPITAL (136 W DIAMOND STREET)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA (6129 PALMETTO STREET)
  • KIRKBRIDE CENTER (111 N 49TH ST)
  • MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (SIX FRANKLIN PLAZA)
  • NAZARETH HOSPITAL (2601 HOLME AVE)
  • PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL,THE (800 SPRUCE STS)
  • PRESBYTERIAN-U OF PA MEDICAL CENTER (51 NORTH 39TH STREET)
  • ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (5800 RIDGE AVENUE)
  • ST AGNES MEDICAL CENTER (1900 S BROAD ST)
  • ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (3601 A STREET)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (16TH STREET & GIRARD AVENUE)
  • TEMPLE EAST INC (FRANKFORD AVE & PALMER STREET)
  • TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S MED CNTR (3509 NORTH BROAD STREET)
  • TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (3401 N BROAD ST 400 CARNELL HALL)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (10TH AND WALNUT STREET)
  • WILLS EYE HOSPITAL (9TH WALNUT ST)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Philadelphia:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 31 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 39 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Philadelphia:
  • PENN'S LANDING (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)
  • NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PNE)
  • WINGS FIELD (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: LOM)

Amtrak stations:
  • PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • NORTH PHILADELPHIA (2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.phila.gov

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Philadelphia:
  • TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 23,007; Location: 1801 N. BROAD STREET; Public; Website: WWW.TEMPLE.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (FT enrollment: 19,324; Location: 1 COLLEGE HALL 34TH AND SPRUCE STS; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.upenn.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 10,823; Location: 3141 CHESTNUT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.drexel.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (FT enrollment: 8,794; Location: 1700 SPRING GARDEN ST; Public; Website: www.ccp.cc.pa.us)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 5,115; Location: 5600 CITY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.sju.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 4,176; Location: 1900 W OLNEY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lasalle.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,714; Location: SCHOOLHOUSE LN AND HENRY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.philau.edu/registrar; Offers Master's degree)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,198; Location: 245 N 15TH ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mcphu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (FT enrollment: 2,138; Location: 1622 CHESTNUT STREET; Private, for-profit)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (FT enrollment: 1,980; Location: 320 S BROAD ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.uarts.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,836; Location: 1020 WALNUT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA (FT enrollment: 1,783; Location: 600 S 43RD ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.usip.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • HOLY FAMILY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,663; Location: GRANT AND FRANKFORD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
  • PEIRCE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,440; Location: 1420 PINE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.peirce.edu)
  • PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (FT enrollment: 1,386; Location: 4170 CITY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • DPT BUSINESS SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 1,126; Location: 11000 ROOSEVELT BLVD STE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: www.dptschool.com)
  • CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,012; Location: 9601 GERMANTOWN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.CHC.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • RESTAURANT SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 504; Location: 4207 WALNUT ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.therestaurantschool.com)
  • MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (FT enrollment: 472; Location: 20TH AND THE PARKWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: moore.edu)
  • THOMPSON INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 411; Location: 3440 MARKET ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.thompsoninstitute.org)
Biggest public high schools in Philadelphia:
  • NORTHEAST HS (Students: 3,468; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • WASHINGTON GEORGE HS (Students: 2,700; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • EDISON HS/FAREIRA SKILLS (Students: 2,578; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • LINCOLN HS (Students: 2,472; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CENTRAL HS (Students: 2,385; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • OLNEY HS (Students: 2,333; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • BARTRAM JOHN MAIN & BUSINESS (Students: 2,114; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • FRANKFORD HS (Students: 2,026; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • GRATZ SIMON HS (Students: 2,001; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • OVERBROOK HS (Students: 1,998; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest private high schools in Philadelphia:
  • ABP RYAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,521; Location: 11201 ACADEMY ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • FATHER JUDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,376; Location: 3301 SOLLY AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • ST HUBERTS HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIR (Students: 1,238; Location: 7320 TORRESDALE AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • CARDINAL DOUGHERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,081; Location: 6301 N 2ND STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • ST JOSEPH'S PREP SCHOOL (Students: 931; Location: 1733 W GIRARD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 900; Location: 31 WEST COULTER STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
  • ROMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR (Students: 872; Location: 301 NORTH BROAD ST; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 864; Location: 13500 PHILMONT AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
  • WEST PHILADELPHIA CATHOLIC HIG (Students: 854; Location: 4501 CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • NORTHEAST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 841; Location: 1842 EAST TORRESDALE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Philadelphia:
  • LAMBERTON ROBERT E SCH (Students: 1,507; Grades: KG - 12)
  • CLEMENTE ROBERTO MS (Students: 1,317; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • EDMUNDS HENRY R SCH (Students: 1,293; Grades: KG - 08)
  • SPRUANCE GILBERT SCH (Students: 1,282; Grades: KG - 08)
  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTNERS (Students: 1,270; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • WILSON WOODROW MS (Students: 1,249; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WASHINGTON GROVER JR SCH (Students: 1,245; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • HARDING WARREN G MS (Students: 1,237; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • ELKIN LEWIS SCH (Students: 1,221; Grades: KG - 04)
  • TILDEN WILLIAM T MS (Students: 1,212; Grades: 05 - 08)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Philadelphia:
  • ST MATTHEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,271; Location: 3040 COTTMAN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL (Students: 1,240; Location: ROOSEVELT & SANGER; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST TIMOTHY (Students: 1,096; Location: 3033 LEVICK ST; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST CECILIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 991; Location: 525 RHAWN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF CALVARY SCHOOL (Students: 970; Location: 11023 KIPLING LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST CHRISTOPHER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 942; Location: 13305 PROCTOR ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST WILLIAM (Students: 926; Location: 6238 RISING SUN AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST BERNARD SCHOOL (Students: 904; Location: 7360 JACKSON STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD SCHOO (Students: 896; Location: 2020 SHILMIRE AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST ANSELM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 861; Location: 12670 DUNKS FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Philadelphia:
  • FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA (Operating income: $65,973,434; Location: 1901 VINE ST; 4,968,698 books; 1,108,928 audio materials; 147,472 video materials; 15,938 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Philadelphia: Mount Vernon (A), Five Points (B), Fort Mifflin (C), Rowland (D), Rocky Hill (E), Disston Recreation Center (F), Spectrum Sports Arena (G), Rockdale (H), Riverside Industrial Park (I), Holmesburg Junction (J), Academy Gardens (K), Academy Gardens Golf Course (L), Rising Sun Plaza (M), Rising Sun (N), Germantown Cricket Club (O), Germantown Junction (P), Oxford Circle (Q), Bala Golf Course (R), Reading Station (S), Lumar Park (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Roosevelt Mall (1), Andorra Shopping Center (2), Red Lion Shopping Center (3), Bells Corner Shopping Center (4), Northeast Village Shopping Center (5), Blue Grass Shopping Center (6), Leo Mall (7), Bustleton Cottman Shopping Center (8), Somerton Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Philadelphia include: Boulevard Church (A), Mount Herman Church (B), Saint Michael Mission Center (C), Saint Matthews Church (D), Epiphany Church (E), Alleyne Church (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Mother of Divine Grace Church (H), Most Holy Redeemer Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: National Cemetery (1), Holy Redeemer Cemetery (2), Hood Cemetery (3), Fairhill Cemetery (4), Palmer Burial Ground (5), Mount Carmel Cemetery (6), Saint Marys Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Gustine Lake (A), Meadow Lake (B), Devils Pool (C), Concourse Lake (D), Centennial Lake (E), Fort Mifflin Disposal Area (F), Schuylkill Rowing Basin (G), Oak Lane Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poquessing Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Rockledge Branch (C), Frankford Creek (D), Sandy Run (E), Schuylkill River (F), Shed Brook (G), Cresheim Creek (H), Tacony Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Philadelphia include: Richmond Playground (1), Fairmount Park (2), Point Breeze Park (3), Cloverly Park (4), Stringer Park (5), Hissey Center (6), Citizens Bank Park (7), Kelly Playground (8), Durham Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Franklin Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Penna Academy of The Fine Arts (Museums; Broad & Cherry Street) (1), College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Museums; 19 S. 22 Street) (2), Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary (Museums; 1530 Locust Street) (3), Academy Of Natural Sciences (Museums; 19 & Benjamin Franklin Prkwy) (4), Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Museums; 18 South 7th Street) (5), Boulton-Stroud Marion (Museums; 1315 Cherry Street Floor 5) (6), American Interfaith Institute (Museums; 321 Chestnut Street) (7), Marian Anderson Residence Museum (Art Museums; 762 S Marian Anderson Way) (8), Fabric Workshop and Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1315 Cherry Street Floor 5) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (100 North Colombus blvd.) (1), Concordia Worldwide Hotel Reservations (3751 Island Avenue Suite: 101) (2), Embassy Suites (9000 Bartram Ave) (3), Adam's Mark Hotel (E City Ave At Monument Rd) (4), Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown (21 N Juniper St) (5), Adam's Mark Philadelphia (4000 Monument Road) (6), Extended Stay America - Philadelphia (9000 Tinicum Blvd) (7), Clarion Suites (1010 Race Street) (8), Carlyle Hotel (1425 Poplar Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania (900 Race Street) (1), Pennsylvania Commonwealth - Supreme Court- Pennsylvania Client Security (3 Penn Centre) (2), United States Government - Courts- District Court- Judge C R Weiner (USCourthouse) (3), Philadelphia City & County - Family Court Division- Courts and Legal Information- Orphan's C (City Hall) (4), Executive Office For Immigration Review - General Information (1600 Callowhill Street) (5), Small Claims Court (City Hall) (6), Pennsylvania Commonwealth - Supreme Court- Disciplinary Board (121 Broad Street Street) (7), Philadelphia City & County - Common Pleas Court- Criminal Listings (City Hall) (8), Philadelphia City & County - Courts and Legal Information- Office of the Court Administr (City Hall) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Philadelphia

Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 8 sites: 2.1 ppm in 2005 (it was 3.0 ppm in 2000, 4.8 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 7 sites: 0.020 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.023 ppm in 2000, 0.025 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 8 sites: 0.089 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.095 ppm in 2000, 0.103 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 8 sites: 0.116 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.118 ppm in 2000, 0.132 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 27.8 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 24.0 µ/m3 in 2000, 30.5 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 8 sites: 14.2 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.8 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 9 sites: 0.0050 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0056 ppm in 2000, 0.0089 ppm in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Philadelphia and their reported violations in the past:

SUNOCO 7613 (Address: 1801 Market St, Serves OH, Population served: 732, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-21-2001), St Public Notif received (SEP-27-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WONDER BREAD HOSTESS CAK (Serves NJ, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-02-1994 and MAR-21-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-21-1994)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Philadelphia compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Arenas or stadiums:
  • Lincoln Financial Field. Capacity: 68,532. Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls football.
  • Franklin Field. Capacity: 52,593. Penn Quakers football.
  • Citizens Bank Park. Capacity: 43,500. Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Wachovia Center. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), Philadelphia Soul (AFL), Philadelphia Wings (NLL).
  • Wachovia Spectrum. Philadelphia KiXX (MISL}.
  • Liacouras Center. Temple University.
  • Palestra. University of Pennsylvania.
Banks with most branches in Philadelphia (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: 61 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: 50 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: 38 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Sovereign Bank: 19 branches. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank: 19 branches. Info updated 2007-01-03: Bank assets: $2,292.5 mil, Deposits: $1,686.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 40 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Commerce Bank, National Association: 15 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: 13 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • 43 other banks with 109 local branches



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Philadelphia mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Philadelphia County Pennsylvania:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 1232$3,698,312$36,0230$0
Health 1197$5,380,286$53,9380$0
Welfare 1953$8,091,880$49,7202$3,060
Airports 729$2,877,078$47,3590$0
Streets and Highways 542$2,047,142$45,3240$0
Correction 2433$9,911,482$48,8852$1,855
Fire - Other 112$480,648$51,4980$0
Firefighters 2194$12,126,501$66,3250$0
Police - Other 839$3,160,864$45,209977$1,029,758
Police Protection - Officers 6620$35,560,584$64,4600$0
Judicial and Legal 3404$12,963,577$45,7003$8,816
Other Government Administration 1175$5,022,807$51,297111$61,106
Financial Administration 1215$5,256,587$51,9178$12,777
Other and Unallocable 630$2,684,462$51,1330$0
Local Libraries 778$2,860,561$44,12273$111,860
Gas Supply 1738$6,326,352$43,6800$0
Water Supply 1182$4,873,094$49,4731$1,463
Housing and Community Development(Local) 212$963,869$54,5592$6,527
Parks and Recreation 668$2,720,824$48,877127$189,687
Sewerage 749$2,954,745$47,3390$0
Totals for Government 29602$129,961,654$52,6841306$1,426,910


Philadelphia government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $251,459,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $677,090,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $213,739,000
    All Other: $110,734,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,467,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,503,000
    Regular Highways: $1,002,000
    Solid Waste Management: $942,000
    Parking Facilities: $404,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $54,896,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,109,000
    Gas Utilities: $24,662,000
    Sewerage: $24,078,000
    Water Utilities: $24,078,000
    Regular Highways: $22,913,000
    General: $16,340,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,130,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,086,000
    Libraries: $3,981,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $2,050,000
    Health - Other: $2,045,000
    Fire Protection: $821,000
    Central Staff Services: $326,000
    Welfare - Other: $238,000
    Solid Waste Management: $203,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,042,439,000
    Gas Utilities: $690,254,000
    General - Other: $533,127,000
    Police Protection: $529,668,000
    Welfare - Other: $496,836,000
    Corrections - Other: $337,215,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $239,597,000
    Housing & Community Development: $193,113,000
    Fire Protection: $169,852,000
    Sewerage: $126,343,000
    General Public Buildings: $115,430,000
    Solid Waste Management: $95,468,000
    Water Utilities: $87,488,000
    Financial Administration: $70,810,000
    Parks & Recreation: $70,056,000
    Air Transportation: $69,219,000
    Regular Highways: $60,251,000
    Central Staff Services: $45,377,000
    Libraries: $43,912,000
    Welfare Institutions: $34,512,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,229,000
    Other Hospitals: $19,694,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,725,000
    Other Higher Education: $200,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $-1,468,162,296
    Benefit Payments: $657,415,000
    Interest Revenue: $540,151,000
    Total Federal Securities: $415,309,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $394,724,000
    From Local Government: $194,602,000
    Other Investments - Other: $184,936,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $116,634,000
    Total Other Securities: $54,653,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $50,070,000
    Securities - Mortgages: $29,280,000
    Withdrawals: $4,100,000
  • Equipment Only - Gas Utilities: $16,065,000
    Sewerage: $4,839,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,957,000
    Water Utilities: $2,910,000
    Health - Other: $1,824,000
    General - Other: $1,424,000
    Police Protection: $1,074,000
    Central Staff Services: $799,000
    Judicial and Legal: $520,000
    Parks & Recreation: $496,000
    Financial Administration: $429,000
    Fire Protection: $364,000
    Correction - Other: $327,000
    Housing & Community Development: $107,000
    Air Transportation: $102,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $91,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Solid Waste Management: $43,000
    General Public Building: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $313,454,000
    Health & Hospitals: $224,326,000
    Housing & Community Development: $101,281,000
    All Other: $60,927,000
    Air Transportation: $28,587,000
    Highways: $14,275,000
    Water Utilities: $281,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $56,161,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $112,430,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $22,468,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,582,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $263,091,000
    Sewerage: $22,629,000
    Housing & Community Development: $18,266,000
    Highways: $1,674,000
    Health & Hospitals: $410,000
    Public Welfare: $89,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,827,444,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,028,942,000
    Industrial Revenue: $258,240,000
    Transit Utilities: $36,501,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $-1,976,786,296
  • Long Term Debt Issue - Full Faith & Credit - Other NEC: $236,766,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Transit Utilities: $13,234,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $375,260,000
    Industrial Revenue: $93,795,000
    Other NEC: $5,484,000
  • Long Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $678,135,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $977,804,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Transit Utilities: $45,915,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,550,191,000
    Other, NEC: $1,324,822,000
    Gas Utilities: $988,822,000
    Industrial Revenue: $331,442,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $41,801,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Transit Utilities: $3,820,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $652,513,000
    Other, NEC: $216,005,000
    Gas Utilities: $40,120,000
    Industrial Revenue: $20,593,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $50,711,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $44,677,000
    Fines & Forfeits: $21,307,000
    Rents: $4,914,000
    Property Sale Other: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Gas Utilities: $16,065,000
    Sewerage: $4,839,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,957,000
    Water Utilities: $2,910,000
    General - Other: $2,274,000
    Health - Other: $1,824,000
    Police Protection: $1,080,000
    Central Staff: $799,000
    Judicial: $520,000
    Parks & Recreation: $496,000
    Financial Administration: $429,000
    Fire Protection: $364,000
    Corrections - Other: $327,000
    Housing & Community Development: $107,000
    Air Transportation: $102,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $91,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Solid Waste Management: $43,000
    General Public Building: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $745,625,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $778,204,000
    Water Utilities: $141,176,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $678,135,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $817,987,000
    All Other: $145,668,000
    Public Welfare: $143,866,000
    Highways: $29,519,000
    Housing & Community Development: $11,015,000
    General Support: $5,274,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $1,062,597,000
    NEC: $493,039,000
    Property: $381,488,000
    Total General Sales: $107,969,000
    Other Selective Sales: $90,190,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,684,963,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,812,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $60,725,000

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,196 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($770 average AGI)
Philadelphia County:  0.28%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.64% ($46,507 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  0.50% ($37,465)
from Bucks County, PA  0.44% ($38,483)


6.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.10%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)