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19144

Philadelphia, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
50,580
Median household income
$53,161
People below poverty
24.2%
Median home value
$238,700

Income

The median income of households in 19144 was $53,161. An estimated 11.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.4
$10,000 to $14,999 9.2
$15,000 to $24,999 11.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 8.5
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5
$150,000 to $199,999 3.7
$200,000 or more 5.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51200
Female 48863

An estimated 72.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,802. 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 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.5
Social Security 29.9
Retirement income 17
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.7
Cash public assistance income 8.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 29.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 24
People 65 years old and over below poverty 29.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.9

In 2020-2024, 31.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19144 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.9% and public coverage was 50%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 19144 had a total population of 50,580 - 26,638 (52.7%) females and 23,942 (47.3%) males. The median age was 34.7 years. An estimated 21.3% of the population was under 18 years, 40% was 19 to 44 years, 20.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19144 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2191 1170
5 to 9 1548 866
10 to 14 1318 2045
15 to 19 2041 1379
20 to 24 2050 2595
25 to 29 1723 1837
30 to 34 2141 2663
35 to 39 1558 2014
40 to 44 1793 1852
45 to 49 1060 931
50 to 54 1110 1315
55 to 59 1135 1442
60 to 64 1425 1737
65 to 69 1128 1499
70 to 74 715 1037
75 to 79 622 1093
80 to 84 223 563
85 and over 161 600

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 21.1% were White; 68.5% were Black or African American; 1.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 24.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.1% of the people in 19144 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 20.4% of the people in 19144 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,274 households in 19144. The average household size was 2.12 people.

Married-couple households made up 18.2% of the households in 19144 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 48.5% of all households, while 26.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50% of all households.

In 19144, 23.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18.2
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
48.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 24.8% of males and 19.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 59.2 57.5
Now married, except separated 24.8 19.3
Separated 3.1 2.6
Widowed 1.9 8.7
Divorced 11 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19144, 1,098 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 19144 were U.S. natives. 70.9% of the 19144 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 19144 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19144 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 19144.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.8
Asia 22
Europe 12.1
Africa 37.9
Northern America 1.2
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19144 in 2020-2024, 9.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.2% of people at least five years old; 2.4% 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 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 2.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 19144 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.2
Different house, same county 10.7
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19144 was 12,924 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 874 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,401. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,649.

Educational Attainment of People in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.9
High school diploma or equivalency 27.3
Some college, no degree 20
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 19144, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.1% of people under 18 years old, to 18.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19144, 54.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,620 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,887 12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 848 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19144 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 5.5
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.9
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 38.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19144 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,243 45.7
Service occupations 5,359 23.9
Sales and office occupations 3,715 16.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 822 3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,254 10.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 46.5% of 19144 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 46.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 21.8
Walked 3.6
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 20.4

In 2020-2024, 19144 had a total of 24,162 housing units. Of these housing units, 47.3% 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"). 52.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 47.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 52.7
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 52% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19144 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 44.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19144 had 22,274 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,888 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.2% while renters occupied 62.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.64 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.81.

7.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 30.5% and another 2.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19144:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66.2
Electricity 27.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.2
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19144 was $238,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.3 % had a mortgage. 32.7% 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 $1,511 and for owners without a mortgage it was $541.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19144 was $1,153. 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.