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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.249 square miles

Population: 2,174

Population density:
West Philly:  8,741 people per square mile
Philadelphia:  11,234 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in West Philly in Philadelphia, PA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in West Philly in Philadelphia, PA

Races in West Philly in Philadelphia neighborhood in PA

Zip codes: 19139, 19143.

Males:  954
Females:  1,219

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  15.5 years
Whole city:  34.2 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  18.6 years
Whole city:  36.0 years


Average household size:
West Philly:  2.6 people
Philadelphia:  2.5 people

Average family size:
West Philly:  3.3 members
Philadelphia:  3.2 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  20.3%
city:  32.1%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
West Philly:  8.0%
Philadelphia:  13.5%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  22.6%
Philadelphia:  14.9%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  17.6%
Philadelphia:  20.0%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
West Philly:  23.5%
city:  20.9%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  0.6%
Philadelphia:  3.9%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  72.4%
Philadelphia:  71.7%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
West Philly:  22.0%
Philadelphia:  16.1%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.6%
city:  3.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  5.1%
Philadelphia:  9.0%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in West Philly:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 243
  • 4 rooms: 137
  • 5 rooms: 421
  • 6 rooms: 1,867
  • 7 rooms: 1,126
  • 8 rooms: 461
  • 9+ rooms: 396


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Philly:
  • 1 room: 91
  • 2 rooms: 219
  • 3 rooms: 648
  • 4 rooms: 576
  • 5 rooms: 404
  • 6 rooms: 516
  • 7 rooms: 408
  • 8 rooms: 71
  • 9+ rooms: 57


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Philly:
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 193
  • 2 bedrooms: 448
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,597
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,110
  • 5+ bedrooms: 301


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Philly:
  • no bedroom: 149
  • 1 bedroom: 881
  • 2 bedrooms: 873
  • 3 bedrooms: 766
  • 4 bedrooms: 299
  • 5+ bedrooms: 23


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  0.7
Philadelphia:  1.1

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.5
city:  0.6

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
West Philly:  39.1%
Philadelphia:  55.7%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (4.9% of all units):
West Philly:  $107,284
Philadelphia:  $264,907

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (64.5% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $42,399
city:  $65,271

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (14.8% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $32,621
Philadelphia:  $87,626

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (10.5% of all units):
West Philly:  $63,390
city:  $279,534

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (5.3% of all units):
West Philly:  $27,795
Philadelphia:  $304,037

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (0.0% of all units):
West Philly:  $66
Philadelphia:  $30,000

Mode of transportation to work in West Philly in Philadelphia, PA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.7%
city:  6.7%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  2.6%
city:  3.7%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  3.2%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  3.0%
city:  2.9%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  29.1%
city:  19.6%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  22.5%
city:  20.1%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  12.8%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  9.4%
city:  8.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  19.2%
city:  10.4%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  3.6%
city:  5.3%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  3.3%
city:  5.0%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  5.3%
city:  3.0%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  4.6%
city:  7.7%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  6.1%
city:  7.4%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  31.5%
city:  19.8%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  39.1%
city:  38.6%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  4.1%
city:  4.5%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.2%
city:  1.6%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
West Philly:  0.0%
Philadelphia:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
West Philly:  22.1%
Philadelphia:  20.5%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
West Philly:  5.0%
Philadelphia:  6.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
West Philly:  0.5%
Philadelphia:  1.9%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
West Philly:  10.6%
Philadelphia:  23.0%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
West Philly:  29.0%
Philadelphia:  22.9%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
West Philly:  1974
Philadelphia:  1983

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
West Philly:  1996
Philadelphia:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
West Philly:  $515
Philadelphia:  $621

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
West Philly:  33.2%
Philadelphia:  50.6%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
S 52nd St
Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 463
State Rte 3 (Chestnut St)
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5999
State Rte 3 (Walnut St)
Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 6017
Roads and streets:
S 60th St
Length: 0.76 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 699
S 53rd St
Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 433
S 51st St
Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 448
Market St
Length: 0.37 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 6030
Ludlow St
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5999
Sansom St
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5999
Locust St
Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 6030
Pine St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5299
Chancellor St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5299
Irving St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5299
Delancey St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5299
Spruce St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5299
S Salford St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 599
Ranstead St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5100 to 5199
Addison St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5200 to 5299
Osage Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5200 to 5299
S Edgewood St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 299
Cedar Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5963 to 5999
Larchwood Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5938 to 5999
Hazel Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 5900 to 5999

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