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Philadelphia, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,900 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
Philadelphia:

$237,900
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $149,000 - $356,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $382,521
Here:

$382,521
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,733
Here:

$260,733
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $270,436
Here:

$270,436
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $324,453
Here:

$324,453
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $444,254
Here:

$444,254
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $57,703
Here:

$57,703
State:

$92,414

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $424,146
Here:

$424,146
State:

$563,750

Total population: 1,560,297 (Urban population: 1,517,550, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 757,656 (695,320 occupied: 353,535 owner occupied, 341,785 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

31%

Housing density: 5,609 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $302,937.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,073 (lower quartile is $767, upper quartile is $1,456)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,226


Median gross rent in Philadelphia, PA in 2022: $1,281

Housing units in Philadelphia with a mortgage: 208,105 (21,812 second mortgage, 1,247 home equity loan, 17,373 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,702

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $88,577

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,008

Median monthly housing costs: $1,177

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1947

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,567,258
  • Male householders: 290,947 (113,210 living alone), Female householders: 404,373 (153,782 living alone)
  • 193,879 spouses (187,751 opposite-sex spouses), 56,907 unmarried partners, (51,771 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 382,673 children (366,015 natural, 7,480 adopted, 9,178 stepchildren), 68,713 grandchildren, 18,927 brothers or sisters, 16,325 parents, 1,034 foster children, 31,967 other relatives, 52,579 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 48,934

Size of family households: 153,648 2-persons, 85,337 3-persons, 62,101 4-persons, 33,267 5-persons, 11,958 6-persons, 8,743 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 266,992 1-person, 58,963 2-persons, 10,448 3-persons, 2,648 4-persons, 831 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

135,167 married couples with children.
120,208 single-parent households (18,660 men, 101,548 women).

75.1% of residents of Philadelphia speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 246,579 (15.7%)
(50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 3,048no bedroom
  • 13,9851 bedroom
  • 56,9662 bedrooms
  • 210,6693 bedrooms
  • 54,0724 bedrooms
  • 14,7955+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 35,289no bedroom
  • 101,3281 bedroom
  • 101,6482 bedrooms
  • 86,4523 bedrooms
  • 12,2054 bedrooms
  • 4,8635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Philadelphia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Philadelphia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 59,418no vehicle
  • 164,3861 vehicle
  • 97,1672 vehicles
  • 22,0973 vehicles
  • 8,2424 vehicles
  • 2,2255+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Philadelphia in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Philadelphia in renter-occupied apartments
  • 135,163no vehicle
  • 149,2551 vehicle
  • 46,2992 vehicles
  • 9,4083 vehicles
  • 1,1304 vehicles
  • 5305+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 2,5041 room
  • 2,8902 rooms
  • 15,6073 rooms
  • 32,5554 rooms
  • 50,5185 rooms
  • 105,6286 rooms
  • 70,3247 rooms
  • 34,6318 rooms
  • 38,8789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 30,9051 room
  • 31,9612 rooms
  • 83,3463 rooms
  • 65,6694 rooms
  • 42,6325 rooms
  • 52,2716 rooms
  • 18,7127 rooms
  • 9,2598 rooms
  • 7,0309+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Philadelphia, PA
  • Philadelphia, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Philadelphia, PA in 2022
  • 67,579Less than $10,000
  • 71,356$10,000 to $19,999
  • 66,399$20,000 to $29,999
  • 61,441$30,000 to $39,999
  • 49,731$40,000 to $49,999
  • 45,190$50,000 to $59,999
  • 67,889$60,000 to $74,999
  • 73,100$75,000 to $99,999
  • 56,828$100,000 to $124,999
  • 35,082$125,000 to $149,999
  • 46,496$150,000 to $199,999
  • 54,229$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Philadelphia, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Philadelphia, PA in 2022
  • 3,785Less than $10,000
  • 1,880$10,000 to $14,999
  • 1,628$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1,437$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1,448$25,000 to $29,999
  • 1,328$30,000 to $34,999
  • 2,776$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2,777$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,940$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,328$60,000 to $69,999
  • 10,857$70,000 to $79,999
  • 7,828$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7,566$90,000 to $99,999
  • 21,298$100,000 to $124,999
  • 15,114$125,000 to $149,999
  • 28,101$150,000 to $174,999
  • 23,486$175,000 to $199,999
  • 47,783$200,000 to $249,999
  • 45,375$250,000 to $299,999
  • 56,017$300,000 to $399,999
  • 22,739$400,000 to $499,999
  • 26,025$500,000 to $749,999
  • 7,581$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,906$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,081$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 2,451$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Philadelphia, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Philadelphia, PA in 2022
  • 6,706Less than $100
  • 2,939$100 to $149
  • 2,774$150 to $199
  • 9,418$200 to $249
  • 2,185$250 to $299
  • 4,459$300 to $349
  • 2,625$350 to $399
  • 4,043$400 to $449
  • 3,597$450 to $499
  • 5,494$500 to $549
  • 3,670$550 to $599
  • 8,126$600 to $649
  • 10,025$650 to $699
  • 12,279$700 to $749
  • 10,338$750 to $799
  • 28,288$800 to $899
  • 27,755$900 to $999
  • 64,829$1,000 to $1,249
  • 43,677$1,250 to $1,499
  • 46,047$1,500 to $1,999
  • 16,103$2,000 to $2,499
  • 5,155$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2,420$3,000 to $3,499
  • 4,335$3,500 or more
  • 14,498No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.2%
Number of people working at home: 143,519 (19.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 8,789
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 33,070
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 54,015
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 72,624
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 79,643
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 40,341
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 106,318
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 21,987
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 34,210
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 68,437
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 57,041
  • 90 or more minutes: 19,078
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Philadelphia

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 383,059 (47.8%)
  • Carpooled: 51,755 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 66,670 (8.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 39,841 (5.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 24,215 (3.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 7,796 (1.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 62 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 17,573 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle: 17,309 (2.2%)
  • Walked: 49,250 (6.1%)
  • Worked at home: 143,519 (17.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 3.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.9%Males
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 18.4%Males
  • 33.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.1%Males
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 11.7%Males
  • 12.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.5%Males
  • 7.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 106,9762010 or later
  • 58,4422000 to 2009
  • 43,1921990 to 1999
  • 36,5631980 to 1989
  • 15,7001970 to 1979
  • 21,318Before 1970
Ancestries in Philadelphia, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 42,651 (4.6%)
  • Italian: 37,421 (4.1%)
  • American: 23,038 (2.5%)
  • German: 18,727 (2.0%)
  • Polish: 11,045 (1.2%)
  • African: 10,942 (1.2%)
  • Jamaican: 10,365 (1.1%)
  • English: 9,742 (1.1%)
  • Haitian: 8,418 (0.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 8,044 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 6,893 (0.7%)
  • European: 6,749 (0.7%)
  • Liberian: 5,088 (0.6%)
  • Albanian: 5,020 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 4,193 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 4,024 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 3,736 (0.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 2,708 (0.3%)
  • Palestinian: 2,596 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 2,096 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 2,040 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 2,021 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 1,781 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 1,486 (0.2%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 1,444 (0.2%)
  • Moroccan: 1,355 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1,331 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 1,287 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 1,274 (0.1%)
  • French: 1,250 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 1,080 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 1,018 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 1,015 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 895 (0.10%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 856 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 821 (0.09%)
  • Swedish: 722 (0.08%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 716 (0.08%)
  • Guyanese: 680 (0.07%)
  • Slavic: 631 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 628 (0.07%)
  • British: 614 (0.07%)
  • Iranian: 534 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 525 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 496 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 496 (0.05%)
  • Iraqi: 453 (0.05%)
  • Norwegian: 423 (0.05%)
  • Austrian: 401 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 396 (0.04%)
  • British West Indian: 378 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 367 (0.04%)
  • Barbadian: 359 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 355 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 350 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 321 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 316 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 301 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 298 (0.03%)
  • Serbian: 285 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 277 (0.03%)
  • Northern European: 257 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 253 (0.03%)
  • Bahamian: 252 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 234 (0.03%)
  • Croatian: 227 (0.02%)
  • Jordanian: 225 (0.02%)
  • Swiss: 212 (0.02%)
  • Senegalese: 175 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 156 (0.02%)
  • Somali: 113 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 106 (0.01%)
  • Scandinavian: 104 (0.01%)
  • South African: 92 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 86 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 77 (0.01%)
  • Sudanese: 75 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 62 (0.01%)
  • Cape Verdean: 58 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 52 (0.01%)
  • Bermudan: 52 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Dominican Republic
Philadelphia:

12.3% (29,841)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Philadelphia:

10.3% (24,927)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Vietnam
Philadelphia:

5.1% (12,312)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

India
Philadelphia:

4.8% (11,604)
Pennsylvania:

10.7% (100,596)

Jamaica
Philadelphia:

3.8% (9,186)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (22,612)

Mexico
Philadelphia:

3.3% (8,052)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Brazil
Philadelphia:

2.8% (6,760)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (13,077)

Ukraine
Philadelphia:

2.7% (6,604)
Pennsylvania:

2.1% (19,841)

Liberia
Philadelphia:

2.4% (5,705)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (12,910)

Cambodia
Philadelphia:

2.3% (5,572)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (9,386)

Haiti
Philadelphia:

2.1% (5,159)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,224)

Albania
Philadelphia:

2.0% (4,882)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,351)

Korea
Philadelphia:

1.9% (4,633)
Pennsylvania:

2.9% (27,433)

Philippines
Philadelphia:

1.9% (4,521)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (21,039)

Bangladesh
Philadelphia:

1.7% (4,169)
Pennsylvania:

0.9% (8,772)

Nigeria
Philadelphia:

1.5% (3,724)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,709)

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

  • This state: 965,459
  • Other state: 296,454
  • Northeast: 146,003
  • Midwest: 32,325
  • South: 94,748
  • West: 23,378

86.7% of Philadelphia residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.7% lived in Pennsylvania.


Philadelphia:

86.7%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13,875
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,222
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,816
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5,311
  • 9th grade: 6,582
  • 10th grade: 9,600
  • 11th grade: 9,866
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 14,461
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 148,865
  • Less than 1 year of college: 24,965
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57,162
  • Associate degree: 27,192
  • Bachelor's degree: 97,578
  • Master's degree: 49,276
  • Professional school degree: 15,503
  • Doctorate degree: 10,155
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13,631
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2,479
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4,262
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5,754
  • 9th grade: 7,862
  • 10th grade: 6,929
  • 11th grade: 13,300
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15,851
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 155,589
  • Less than 1 year of college: 36,209
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 61,624
  • Associate degree: 37,609
  • Bachelor's degree: 114,493
  • Master's degree: 72,937
  • Professional school degree: 16,630
  • Doctorate degree: 13,602
Educational Attainment for Females
Philadelphia marital status for males
Philadelphia marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 59,887
  • One, attached: 418,783
  • Two: 64,680
  • 3 or 4: 50,021
  • 5 to 9: 27,807
  • 10 to 19: 21,158
  • 20 to 49: 27,293
  • 50 or more: 85,176
  • Mobile homes: 2,816
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $63,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Philadelphia
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Philadelphia, PA
  • 79.8%Utility gas
  • 13.8%Electricity
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Philadelphia, PA
  • 55.9%Utility gas
  • 38.4%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35,244
Here:

24.1%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19,464
Here:

27.5%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43,103
Here:

47.6%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability