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19139

Philadelphia, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
43,090
Median household income
$40,947
People below poverty
28.6%
Median home value
$133,900

Income

The median income of households in 19139 was $40,947. An estimated 15.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.6
$10,000 to $14,999 9.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6
$100,000 to $149,999 9.7
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49273
Female 47787

An estimated 69.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,405. 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 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.1
Social Security 27.2
Retirement income 17.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 13.1
Cash public assistance income 6.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 34.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 34.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26

In 2020-2024, 34.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19139 in 2020-2024, 92.1% had health insurance coverage and 7.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.6% and public coverage was 56.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.1%.


In 2020-2024, 19139 had a total population of 43,090 - 24,175 (56.1%) females and 18,915 (43.9%) males. The median age was 33.7 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 38.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19139 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1171 1335
5 to 9 1270 1306
10 to 14 1677 1181
15 to 19 1102 1440
20 to 24 1708 1362
25 to 29 2047 2787
30 to 34 1953 2299
35 to 39 1081 1427
40 to 44 664 1303
45 to 49 897 1192
50 to 54 1041 1732
55 to 59 1086 1626
60 to 64 1099 1110
65 to 69 744 1526
70 to 74 567 881
75 to 79 494 754
80 to 84 168 424
85 and over 146 490

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 7.3% were White; 83.2% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.8% were Asian; 40.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 19139 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 7.2% of the people in 19139 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,906 households in 19139. The average household size was 2.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 16.6% of the households in 19139 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 52.3% of all households, while 25.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.3% of all households.

In 19139, 27.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 16.6
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
52.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.1% of males and 17.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 61.1 57.7
Now married, except separated 26.1 17.9
Separated 2.8 2.8
Widowed 2.7 9.6
Divorced 7.3 11.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19139, 1,105 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.7% of the people living in 19139 were U.S. natives. 74.5% of the 19139 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.3% of 19139 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19139 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 19139.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 28.5
Asia 26.8
Europe 2.7
Africa 42
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19139 in 2020-2024, 9.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 3.7% 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 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.3
Other languages 2.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 19139 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.1
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19139 was 10,309 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 479 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,043. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,787.

Educational Attainment of People in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.9
High school diploma or equivalency 35.4
Some college, no degree 21.4
Associate's degree 6
Bachelor's degree 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 19139, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.7% of people under 18 years old, to 19.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19139, 52.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,164 82.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,641 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 488 2.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19139 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.5
Manufacturing 4.4
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.5
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 36.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19139 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,461 35.3
Service occupations 5,386 29.4
Sales and office occupations 3,833 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 773 4.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,840 10.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 41.7% of 19139 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 41.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 28
Walked 5.2
Other means 3.9
Worked from home 14.9

In 2020-2024, 19139 had a total of 23,639 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.3% 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"). 36.4% 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 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.4
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 51.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19139 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 61.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19139 had 18,906 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,733 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.8% while renters occupied 61.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.15.

7.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 40.5% and another 3.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19139:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19139 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 65.6
Electricity 29.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19139 was $133,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.3 % had a mortgage. 54.7% 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 $1,194 and for owners without a mortgage it was $513.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19139 was $1,187. 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.