79.1% of residents of Philadelphia speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
11.4% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
88.0% of residents of Philadelphia speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English less than very well).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
15.4% of residents of Philadelphia speak English at home.
80.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
4.0% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
17.4% of residents of Philadelphia speak English at home.
15.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English less than very well).
67.0% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
90.0% (520,794)
Foreign born:
11.8% (7,702)
White - Speak another language
Native:
10.0% (57,901)
Foreign born:
88.2% (57,599)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
96.3% (543,415)
Foreign born:
41.3% (17,062)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
3.7% (21,013)
Foreign born:
58.7% (24,254)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:
67.7% (1,895)
Foreign born:
29.0% (234)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
38.9% (1,090)
Foreign born:
59.5% (480)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
31.6% (7,498)
Foreign born:
7.1% (3,949)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
68.4% (16,236)
Foreign born:
92.9% (51,911)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
51.9% (252)
Foreign born:
100.0% (7)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
19.5% (12,637)
Foreign born:
8.4% (1,031)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
80.5% (52,102)
Foreign born:
91.6% (11,261)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
81.7% (19,850)
Foreign born:
37.4% (993)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
18.3% (4,452)
Foreign born:
62.6% (1,662)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
95.0% (505,606)
Foreign born:
15.2% (7,595)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
5.0% (26,610)
Foreign born:
84.8% (42,220)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
28.2% (37,047)
Foreign born:
2.9% (819)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
71.8% (94,178)
Foreign born:
97.1% (27,306)
137,205 residents are foreign born (3.5% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.1% Latin America).
This city:
9.0%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median age by place of birth - Philadelphia
Place of birth - Philadelphia White
Place of birth - Philadelphia Black or African American
Place of birth - Philadelphia American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Philadelphia Asian
Place of birth - Philadelphia Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Philadelphia Other race
Place of birth - Philadelphia Two or more races
Place of birth - Philadelphia White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Philadelphia Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Philadelphia
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Philadelphia
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Philadelphia
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Philadelphia
Place of birth by age - Philadelphia
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.2%
Now married: 38.4%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 6.7%
Females:
Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 35.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 13.1%
Divorced: 9.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.4% (5,678)
Unmarried:
33.6% (2,870)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.8% (58,922)
Unmarried:
65.2% (110,425)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.8%
Now married: 25.5%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 8.9%
Females:
Never married: 53.7%
Now married: 19.0%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 10.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.6% (1,954)
Unmarried:
77.4% (6,676)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.6% (38,020)
Unmarried:
78.4% (138,403)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 52.1%
Separated: 5.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 7.8%
Females:
Never married: 39.7%
Now married: 23.2%
Separated: 17.6%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 16.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.5% (392)
Unmarried:
60.2% (598)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.8%
Now married: 53.8%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 1.1%
Divorced: 1.8%
Females:
Never married: 37.7%
Now married: 49.5%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 4.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
78.7% (1,268)
Unmarried:
21.3% (343)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.5% (11,489)
Unmarried:
53.5% (13,206)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 60.5%
Now married: 7.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.2%
Divorced: 19.1%
Females:
Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 23.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 38.0%
Divorced: 12.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (18)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (40)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 62.9%
Now married: 21.2%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 56.4%
Now married: 21.1%
Separated: 7.9%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 10.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
13.8% (243)
Unmarried:
86.2% (1,522)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.2% (7,248)
Unmarried:
71.8% (18,451)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 63.9%
Now married: 27.9%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.6%
Females:
Never married: 58.3%
Now married: 20.1%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 9.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.2% (96)
Unmarried:
60.8% (149)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
20.7% (1,480)
Unmarried:
79.3% (5,654)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.5%
Now married: 39.0%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 6.9%
Females:
Never married: 38.6%
Now married: 36.3%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 9.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
73.3% (4,641)
Unmarried:
26.7% (1,692)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.0% (54,187)
Unmarried:
65.0% (100,674)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.4%
Now married: 26.1%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 1.1%
Divorced: 8.4%
Females:
Never married: 53.7%
Now married: 23.7%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.9% (1,280)
Unmarried:
68.1% (2,729)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.6% (13,087)
Unmarried:
71.4% (32,596)
Ancestries in Philadelphia (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 734,725 (48.4%)
Irish - 206,582 (13.6%)
Italian - 140,139 (9.2%)
German - 123,058 (8.1%)
Polish - 65,508 (4.3%)
English - 44,513 (2.9%)
United States - 27,843 (1.8%)
Russian - 26,375 (1.7%)
Subsaharan African - 24,682 (1.6%)
West Indian - 18,376 (1.2%)
Ukrainian - 15,665 (1.0%)
French - 11,316 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 9,109 (0.6%)
Scottish - 8,323 (0.5%)
Hungarian - 5,848 (0.4%)
Lithuanian - 5,681 (0.4%)
Dutch - 5,444 (0.4%)
Arab - 5,271 (0.3%)
Welsh - 4,922 (0.3%)
Greek - 4,414 (0.3%)
Swedish - 3,597 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 2,589 (0.2%)
Czech - 2,421 (0.2%)
Slovak - 2,388 (0.2%)
Norwegian - 2,201 (0.1%)
French Canadian - 1,994 (0.1%)
Swiss - 1,218 (0.08%)
Danish - 950 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 586,893 (86.8%)
Black or African American: 565,990 (87.3%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2,930 (82.4%)
Asian: 73,336 (86.3%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 367 (74.4%)
Other race: 72,947 (86.7%)
Two or more races: 25,568 (82.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 530,441 (87.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 148,004 (83.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 51,968 (7.7%)
Black or African American: 66,756 (10.3%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 435 (12.2%)
Asian: 5,953 (7.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 29 (5.9%)
Other race: 9,164 (10.9%)
Two or more races: 4,053 (13.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 40,871 (6.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 23,556 (13.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 14,557 (2.2%)
Black or African American: 7,522 (1.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 79 (2.2%)
Asian: 671 (0.8%)
Other race: 162 (0.2%)
Two or more races: 116 (0.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 13,841 (2.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,097 (0.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
9.0%
4.1%