Median household income (1999): $46,520
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,284
| This zip code | $49,284 | | Pennsylvania: | $44,537 |
Nearest zip codes: 19144, 19150, 19118, 19138, 19128, 19129.
Housing units in zip code 19119 with a mortgage: 4,673 (515 second mortgage, 623 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,602
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,117
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $388
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.5% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 25
- 1990 to 1994: 52
- 1980 to 1989: 169
- 1970 to 1979: 433
- 1960 to 1969: 851
- 1950 to 1959: 2,248
- 1940 to 1949: 1,915
- 1939 or earlier: 7,178
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Philadelphia, PA (19119):
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 172
- 2 bedrooms: 496
- 3 bedrooms: 4,055
- 4 bedrooms: 1,468
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1,567
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 274
- 1 bedrooms: 1,741
- 2 bedrooms: 1,448
- 3 bedrooms: 521
- 4 bedrooms: 140
- 5 or more bedrooms: 131
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Vehicles available in 19119 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 1,033
- 1 vehicle: 3,399
- 2 vehicles: 2,738
- 3 vehicles: 491
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 32
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,480
- 1 vehicle: 2,207
- 2 vehicles: 488
- 3 vehicles: 52
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 19119:
- Less than $10,000: 16
- $10,000 to $14,999: 18
- $15,000 to $19,999: 31
- $20,000 to $24,999: 52
- $25,000 to $29,999: 93
- $30,000 to $34,999: 115
- $35,000 to $39,999: 161
- $40,000 to $49,999: 490
- $50,000 to $59,999: 422
- $60,000 to $69,999: 537
- $70,000 to $79,999: 509
- $80,000 to $89,999: 583
- $90,000 to $99,999: 787
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1011
- $125,000 to $149,999: 765
- $150,000 to $174,999: 549
- $175,000 to $199,999: 255
- $200,000 to $249,999: 248
- $250,000 to $299,999: 245
- $300,000 to $399,999: 143
- $400,000 to $499,999: 93
- $500,000 to $749,999: 111
- $750,000 to $999,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 25
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19119:
- Less than $100: 53
- $100 to $149: 121
- $150 to $199: 87
- $200 to $249: 47
- $250 to $299: 81
- $300 to $349: 101
- $350 to $399: 282
- $400 to $449: 401
- $450 to $499: 437
- $500 to $549: 516
- $550 to $599: 526
- $600 to $649: 523
- $650 to $699: 277
- $700 to $749: 198
- $750 to $799: 135
- $800 to $899: 106
- $900 to $999: 62
- $1,000 to $1,249: 65
- $1,250 to $1,499: 27
- $1,500 to $1,999: 52
- $2,000 or more: 14
- No cash rent: 144
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $238,508
- Black or African American householders: $140,608
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $184,795
- Asian householders: $218,961
- Some other race householders: $162,291
- Two or more races householders: $208,120
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,242
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,110
- One, attached: 6,552
- Two: 509
- 3 or 4: 1,000
- 5 to 9: 694
- 10 to 19: 511
- 20 to 49: 688
- 50 or more: 808
- Mobile homes: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,767 (58%)
- Carpooled: 1,352 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,674 (12%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 38 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 356 (3%)
- Railroad: 1,426 (11%)
- Taxi: 12 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 307 (2%)
- Other means: 47 (0%)
- Worked at home: 421 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 115
- 5 to 9 minutes: 633
- 10 to 14 minutes: 907
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1083
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1579
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1002
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2540
- 35 to 39 minutes: 668
- 40 to 44 minutes: 925
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1904
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1196
- 90 or more minutes: 451
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 27,763
- In family households: 22,063 (4,087 male householders, 3,149 female householders)
4,218 spouses, 7,836 children (7,452 natural, 231 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 925 grandchildren, 365 brothers or sisters, 169 parents, 606 other relatives, 708 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,700 (1,680 male householders (1,391 living alone)), 3,188 female householders (2,752 living alone)), 832 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,272 (341 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,031 2-persons, 2,035 3-persons, 1,350 4-persons, 481 5-persons, 210 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,143 1-person, 665 2-persons, 60 3-persons.
2,976 married couples with children.
2,266 single-parent households (333 men, 1,933 women).
94.2% of residents of 19119 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 18% well, 14% not well, 1% not at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 12% well, 7% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
Foreign born population: 940 (3.3%)
(61.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Jamaica (12%)
- Korea (6%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Haiti (6%)
- Other Caribbean (6%)
- Guyana (5%)
- Nigeria (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 196
- 1990 to 1994: 56
- 1985 to 1989: 103
- 1980 to 1984: 147
- 1975 to 1979: 95
- 1970 to 1974: 92
- 1970 to 1974: 41
- 1965 to 1969: 210
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 17575
- Irish: 1326
- German: 978
- Subsaharan African:: 792
- English: 733
- African: 645
- Italian: 618
- Russian: 585
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 347
- United States or American: 301
- Scottish: 205
- Jamaican: 176
- Polish: 173
- Eastern European: 143
- European: 129
- French (except Basque): 116
- Welsh: 111
- Scotch-Irish: 104
- Nigerian: 89
- British: 86
- Ukrainian: 80
- Swedish: 76
- Haitian: 70
- Greek: 62
- Norwegian: 51
- British West Indian: 48
- Dutch: 46
- Hungarian: 45
- French Canadian: 41
- Lithuanian: 40
- Austrian: 38
- Ghanian: 34
- Guyanese: 33
- Swiss: 33
- Barbadian: 33
- Northern European: 32
- Czech: 26
- Celtic: 25
- Canadian: 24
- Arab:: 23
- Danish: 23
- Romanian: 22
- Latvian: 20
- Syrian: 16
- South African: 16
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13
- Belgian: 13
- Israeli: 12
- Cape Verdean: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- West Indian: 7
- Iraqi: 7
- German Russian: 7
- Iranian: 7
- Croatian: 7
- Slovak: 6
- Portuguese: 5
- Icelander: 5
- Pennsylvania German: 4
- Bulgarian: 4
- Finnish: 4
Private high school not listed on the city page:- BLAIR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 233; Location: 220 W UPSAL STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 19119 not listed on the city page:- HOUSTON HENRY E SCH (Students: 686; Grades: KG - 08)
- EMLEN ELEANOR C SCH (Students: 632; Grades: KG - 05)
- HENRY CHARLES W SCH (Students: 554; Grades: KG - 08)
- RENAISSANCE CS (Students: 245; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AMY NW (Students: 231; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 144 E MOUNT AIRY AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST THERESE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: UPSAL AND ANDERSON ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
- CECILIAN ACADEMY (Students: 162; Location: 100 144 W CARPENTER LANE, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
- PROJECT LEARN SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 6525 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: KG - 8)
- PHILADELPHIA CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: 7500 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - 3)
- ISLAMIC DAY SCH OF PHILA (Students: 76; Location: 222 E DURHAM ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY CROSS LUTH EARLY CH CTR (Students: 52; Location: 500 E MT PLEASANT AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
- ARCHWAY LRNG & CHILD CARE (Students: 39; Location: GERMANTOWN AVE & UPSAL ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMY NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (7500 GERMANTOWN AVE in PHILADELPHIA, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7024
Organizations: PHILADELPHIA CITY SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 19833
- Northeast: 2608
- Midwest: 1009
- South: 3892
- West: 429
63% of the 19119 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 29,935. Population change in the 1990s: -1,062 (-3.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,100
| Here: | 35.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 479
| Here: | 28.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 559
| Here: | 45.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LAWSONS ENTERPRISES INC (7500 GERMANTOWN AVE in PHILADELPHIA, PA; small business): $324,789 in 8 contracts from 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $263,289; 2001: $17,500; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$81,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2000-11-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
$74,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2001-04-15.
$67,060 with Defense Logistics Agency for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2000-04-04. Completion date: 2000-04-29.
$44,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings. Signed on 1999-12-15. Completion date: 2000-04-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (500-999: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 7)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 9)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 325 people in nursing homes
- 294 people in other group homes
- 191 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 159 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 93 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 54 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 52 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 35 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 28 people in religious group quarters
- 12 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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