Philadelphia, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,517,550	100.0

Male	705,107	46.5
Female	812,443	53.5

Under 5 years	98,161	6.5
5 to 9 years	112,111	7.4
10 to 14 years	112,726	7.4
15 to 19 years	110,701	7.3
20 to 24 years	117,609	7.7
25 to 34 years	224,864	14.8
35 to 44 years	219,910	14.5
45 to 54 years	182,530	12.0
55 to 59 years	67,280	4.4
60 to 64 years	57,936	3.8
65 to 74 years	107,048	7.1
75 to 84 years	79,335	5.2
85 years and over	27,339	1.8

Median age (years)	34.2	(X)

18 years and over	1,134,081	74.7
Male	510,257	33.6
Female	623,824	41.1
21 years and over	1,058,316	69.7
62 years and over	247,867	16.3
65 years and over	213,722	14.1
Male	79,821	5.3
Female	133,901	8.8

RACE
One race	1,483,976	97.8
White	683,267	45.0
Black or African American	655,824	43.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,073	0.3
Asian	67,654	4.5
Asian Indian	12,819	0.8
Chinese	17,783	1.2
Filipino	4,012	0.3
Japanese	1,216	0.1
Korean	6,556	0.4
Vietnamese	11,608	0.8
Other Asian ¹	13,660	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	729	0.0
Native Hawaiian	183	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	121	0.0
Samoan	157	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	268	0.0
Some other race	72,429	4.8
Two or more races	33,574	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	703,584	46.4
Black or African American	672,162	44.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	10,835	0.7
Asian	74,435	4.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,359	0.2
Some other race	90,441	6.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,517,550	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	128,928	8.5
Mexican	6,220	0.4
Puerto Rican	91,527	6.0
Cuban	2,730	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	28,451	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,388,622	91.5
White alone	644,395	42.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,517,550	100.0
In households	1,462,819	96.4
Householder	590,071	38.9
Spouse	189,291	12.5
Child	453,578	29.9
Own child under 18 years	309,461	20.4
Other relatives	139,386	9.2
Under 18 years	64,201	4.2
Nonrelatives	90,493	6.0
Unmarried partner	35,229	2.3
In group quarters	54,731	3.6
Institutionalized population	20,411	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	34,320	2.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	590,071	100.0
Family households (families)	352,331	59.7
With own children under 18 years	162,905	27.6
Married-couple family	189,291	32.1
With own children under 18 years	79,879	13.5
Female householder, no husband present	131,332	22.3
With own children under 18 years	69,731	11.8
Nonfamily households	237,740	40.3
Householder living alone	199,515	33.8
Householder 65 years and over	70,017	11.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	195,468	33.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	159,463	27.0

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.22	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	661,958	100.0
Occupied housing units	590,071	89.1
Vacant housing units	71,887	10.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,790	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	590,071	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	349,633	59.3
Renter-occupied housing units	240,438	40.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.65	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.23	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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