Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

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Races in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania:

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

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

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Philadelphia County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,365
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$621
State:	$555

Philadelphia County:	$136,400
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $264,907

Here:	$264,907
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,371

Here:	$151,371
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $206,718

Here:	$206,718
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $279,534

Here:	$279,534
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $304,037

Here:	$304,037
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $42,409

Here:	$42,409
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $67,333

Here:	$67,333
State:	$97,532

Health of residents in Philadelphia County based on 1049 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
71.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
20.4% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
51.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
56.1% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
64.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
12.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Philadelphia County:	23.8%
Pennsylvania:	11.6%

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.

2005 air pollution in Philadelphia County:

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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 68 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.1 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.

Neighboring counties: Burlington County, New Jersey , Camden County, New Jersey , Gloucester County, New Jersey , Bucks County , Delaware County , Montgomery County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

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)

Philadelphia County:	9.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 53,331
• One, attached: 398,114
• Two: 54,087
• 3 or 4: 45,136
• 5 to 9: 24,913
• 10 to 19: 14,224
• 20 or more: 71,148
• Mobile homes: 867
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 138

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

Here:	55.7% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Philadelphia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/18/1999, a tornado injured 18 people.

Philadelphia County-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from Philadelphia County center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from Philadelphia County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Philadelphia County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 280,315 (49%) Carpooled: 73,156 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 99,350 (17%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3,660 (1%) Subway or elevated: 27,310 (5%) Railroad: 13,196 (2%) Ferryboat: 44 (0%) Taxi: 1,376 (0%) Motorcycle: 439 (0%) Bicycle: 4,908 (1%) Walked: 51,564 (9%) Other means: 3,691 (1%) Worked at home: 10,752 (2%)

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)

Here:	6.10%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

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%

to Montgomery County, PA	0.97% ($54,967 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA	0.78% ($38,045)
to Bucks County, PA	0.63% ($49,877)
to Camden County, NJ	0.28% ($48,166)
to New York County, NY	0.15% ($75,665)
to Burlington County, NJ	0.15% ($53,128)
to Chester County, PA	0.15% ($56,380)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,180,674 (189,159 male householders, 166,094 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 282,083 (100,801 male householders (82,036 living alone)), 134,229 female householders (117,486 living alone)), 47,053 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 54,793 (21,002 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $16,055,314,000 ($10921 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,800,223,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,712,597,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,645,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $131,588,000
Federal grants: $4,884,385,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,699,384,000 ($1,283,751,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,982,244,000 ($440,753,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,135,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $403,369,000
Federal Government insurance: $368,152,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-78 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 294.30 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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.

Philadelphia County:	64.0%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1088493
• Northeast: 86281
• Midwest: 20416
• South: 124407
• West: 12813

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,300

Here:	23.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	21.2%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	52.1%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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