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Philadelphia County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Philadelphia County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Philadelphia County's economy generates $68,490 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $42,478, pointing to a productivity gap characteristic of large urban counties with mixed industry concentration. The labor force of roughly 1.0 million (63.4% participation rate) includes 34.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, while an 8.4% unemployment rate and 22.0% poverty rate signal meaningful slack in the workforce. At a median home value of $232,400 and median gross rent of $1,323/month, occupancy costs sit below many comparable large-city counties, and the county's 15.2% foreign-born share contributes to a relatively young median age of 35.3 years across a population of 1,582,432.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,573,916

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$61,953

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

Philadelphia County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone621,637 (39.4%)
  • White Alone555,069 (35.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone135,656 (8.6%)
  • Asian Alone125,902 (8.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70,092 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races63,217 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish159,884
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)37,695
  3. 3.Other Indo-European36,174
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island22,700
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic22,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

46,015

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$68,490

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance242,225
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services98,320
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)69,244
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services62,740
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)47,953

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations335,786
  2. 2.Service Occupations159,194
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations131,407
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations84,291
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations36,125

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)240,610
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)41,465
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.07×)46,405
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)95,189
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.00×)35,014

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$232,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,323/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

51.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99960,345 (17.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99951,033 (14.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99939,185 (11.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99925,961 (7.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99925,608 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99924,373 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,478

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone333,901 (46.0%)
  • Worked At Home133,569 (18.4%)
  • Public Transit121,228 (16.7%)
  • Carpooled56,438 (7.8%)
  • Walked51,600 (7.1%)
  • Bicycle13,332 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.