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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.5%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Detached houses: $252,822Here:$252,822State:$223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $159,888Here:$159,888State:$164,518 In 2-unit structures: $220,693Here:$220,693State:$166,566 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,219Here:$258,219State:$223,507 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $321,043Here:$321,043State:$225,726 Mobile homes: $37,273Here:$37,273State:$35,442 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $158,777Here:$158,777State:$97,532
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 80.4% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 19.3%
Obama (Democratic): 83.4% McCain (Republican): 16.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,333 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,085 (1.0%)
Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Philadelphia County is $742 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.
Cities in this county include: Philadelphia.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.128 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 28 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 68 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 15.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Neighboring counties: Burlington County, New Jersey , Camden County, New Jersey , Gloucester County, New Jersey , Bucks County , Delaware County , Montgomery County .
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 115,671 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 137,205 (47% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%
Housing units in Philadelphia County with a mortgage: 175,710 (16,201 second mortgage, 18,631 home equity loan, 812 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 139,727
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Philadelphia County (%):
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania. 10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
6.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,983 average adjusted gross income)
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)Philadelphia County:0.10%Pennsylvania average:0.05% 2.89% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,368 average AGI) 3.11% relocated to other states ($23,144 average AGI)Philadelphia County:3.11%Pennsylvania average:2.30%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 228,243 (189,403 aged, 38,840 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 223.5. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
192,995 spouses, 455,214 children (429,568 natural, 10,121 adopted, 15,525 stepchildren), 63,470 grandchildren, 25,211 brothers or sisters, 17,296 parents, 34,245 other relatives, 36,990 non-relatives
Size of family households: 131,695 2-persons, 88,858 3-persons, 68,575 4-persons, 37,278 5-persons, 16,748 6-persons, 12,099 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 199,522 1-person, 29,245 2-persons, 4,023 3-persons, 1,164 4-persons, 583 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 218 7-or-more-persons.
82.3% of residents of Philadelphia County speak English at home. 7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Philadelphia County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 294.30 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Year house built
64% of Philadelphia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Pennsylvania.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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