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19153

Philadelphia, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
13,018
Median household income
$55,213
People below poverty
19.5%
Median home value
$200,100

Income

The median income of households in 19153 was $55,213. An estimated 12.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53413
Female 44547

An estimated 73.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,838. 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 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.6
Social Security 38.8
Retirement income 23.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.9

In 2020-2024, 17.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19153 in 2020-2024, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.6% and public coverage was 54.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 19153 had a total population of 13,018 - 7,278 (55.9%) females and 5,740 (44.1%) males. The median age was 38.5 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 33.1% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19153 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 97 405
5 to 9 333 627
10 to 14 423 407
15 to 19 598 285
20 to 24 250 437
25 to 29 305 540
30 to 34 755 402
35 to 39 437 390
40 to 44 341 448
45 to 49 393 361
50 to 54 286 483
55 to 59 409 548
60 to 64 159 312
65 to 69 171 579
70 to 74 296 523
75 to 79 181 312
80 to 84 213 198
85 and over 93 21

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 10.5% were White; 75.9% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.2% were Asian; 21.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.8% of the people in 19153 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 10.2% of the people in 19153 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,896 households in 19153. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.7% of the households in 19153 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 52.1% of all households, while 20% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.3% of all households.

In 19153, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.7
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
52.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.7% of males and 30.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.8 41.8
Now married, except separated 38.7 30.8
Separated 0.5 2.4
Widowed 2.9 8.5
Divorced 8.1 16.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19153, 302 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.8% of the people living in 19153 were U.S. natives. 67% of the 19153 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.2% of 19153 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19153 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 19153.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 18.6
Asia 15.5
Europe 8.7
Africa 57.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19153 in 2020-2024, 18.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6% of people at least five years old; 10.9% 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 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6
Other Indo-European languages 5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.4
Other languages 4.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87 % of the people at least one year old living in 19153 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 1
Different state 0.7
Abroad 2.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19153 was 2,991 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 197 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,076. College or graduate school enrollment was 718.

Educational Attainment of People in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.3
High school diploma or equivalency 32.7
Some college, no degree 21.4
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 17.3
Graduate or professional degree 10.8

Disability

In 19153, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19153, 52.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,534 81.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 903 16.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 118 2.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19153 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 2.3
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 18.4
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 11.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19153 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,697 30.5
Service occupations 1,355 24.4
Sales and office occupations 1,184 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 52 0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,267 22.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 57.3% of 19153 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 57.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 25.1
Walked 0.1
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 19153 had a total of 6,108 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.3% 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"). 37.8% 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 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19153 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 56.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19153 had 5,896 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 212 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.3% while renters occupied 47.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16.9% and another 11.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19153:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19153 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.7
Electricity 24.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.7
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19153 was $200,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.1 % had a mortgage. 33.9% 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 $1,346 and for owners without a mortgage it was $519.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19153 was $1,389. 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.