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19123

Philadelphia, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,681
Median household income
$102,106
People below poverty
16.4%
Median home value
$539,500

Income

The median income of households in 19123 was $102,106. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 6.3
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 5.1
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8
$150,000 to $199,999 13.2
$200,000 or more 20.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 92228
Female 74313

An estimated 84.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,017. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.7
Social Security 18.5
Retirement income 11
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 4.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 34.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 34.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.5

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 18.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19123 in 2020-2024, 94.8% had health insurance coverage and 5.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.6% and public coverage was 27%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.4%.


In 2020-2024, 19123 had a total population of 19,681 - 9,618 (48.9%) females and 10,063 (51.1%) males. The median age was 33.9 years. An estimated 9.5% of the population was under 18 years, 61.4% was 19 to 44 years, 18% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19123 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 396 523
5 to 9 23 265
10 to 14 135 361
15 to 19 154 140
20 to 24 951 477
25 to 29 2110 1906
30 to 34 1748 1486
35 to 39 1321 797
40 to 44 767 525
45 to 49 639 564
50 to 54 289 308
55 to 59 314 569
60 to 64 403 460
65 to 69 324 281
70 to 74 239 466
75 to 79 110 204
80 to 84 42 235
85 and over 98 51

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54% were White; 21.6% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 10.3% were Asian; 6.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.6% of the people in 19123 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.9% of the people in 19123 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,378 households in 19123. The average household size was 1.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.5% of the households in 19123 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.5% of all households, while 27.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45% of all households.

In 19123, 11.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 15.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.5
Cohabiting Couples 14.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.8% of males and 32.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 60.5 49.9
Now married, except separated 33.8 32.7
Separated 1.4 1.1
Widowed 0.7 5.9
Divorced 3.6 10.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19123, 122 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.6% of the people living in 19123 were U.S. natives. 47.2% of the 19123 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.4% of 19123 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19123 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19123.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 12.9
Asia 47.5
Europe 27.6
Africa 5.4
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 6.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19123 in 2020-2024, 21.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.1% of people at least five years old; 8.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.1
Other Indo-European languages 6.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.3
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 19123 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.2
Different house, same county 10.1
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 6
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 65.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19123 was 3,101 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 211 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 998. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,892.

Educational Attainment of People in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.1
High school diploma or equivalency 14.9
Some college, no degree 10.2
Associate's degree 3.9
Bachelor's degree 39
Graduate or professional degree 26.8

Disability

In 19123, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6% of people under 18 years old, to 8.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19123, 71.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,289 87.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,045 8.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 545 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19123 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 2.3
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 5.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 4.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 23.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19123 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,908 69.2
Service occupations 1,447 11.2
Sales and office occupations 1,565 12.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 266 2.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 693 5.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 35.6% of 19123 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 35.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 18.6
Walked 7.7
Other means 7.4
Worked from home 25.7

In 2020-2024, 19123 had a total of 11,366 housing units. Of these housing units, 37% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 62.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 37
Apartments in multi-unit structures 62.6
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

29.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 28.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19123 was 3.9 rooms, and of these housing units 34.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19123 had 10,378 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 988 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 35.1% while renters occupied 64.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.16 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.67.

6.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 30.3% and another 4.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19123:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19123 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.1
Electricity 43.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.6
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19123 was $539,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76.6 % had a mortgage. 23.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,045 and for owners without a mortgage it was $698.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19123 was $1,740. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.