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All About the Great City of Philadelphia

According to the 2010 US census, Philadelphia is a large, culturally and ethnically diverse city. The diversity of the city’s 1,526,006 residents is not only reflected socially but also economically and in business opportunities in the city.

Consider these demographics from the 2010 Census and the 2007 Business survey to get a better feel for Philadelphia.

2010 United States Census Basics:

• 1,526,006 people reside in Philadelphia

• There are 590,071 households in the City of Brotherly Love

• 352,272 families resided in the city and county of Philadelphia

• Philadelphia’s population density was 4,337.3/km² (11,233.6/mi²) in 2010

• The city had 661,958 housing units at that time

• Of Philadelphia’s 590,071 households, 27.6 percent contained children

• 32.1 percent of the households were occupied by married couples

• 22.3 percent of the households were occupied by a female and without a husband

• 40.3 percent of Philadelphia households were non-family households

• 33.8 percent of households were occupied by individuals

• 11.9 percent of Philadelphia households were occupied by a single individual who was 65 years old or older

• The average household included 2.48 persons.

• The average family size in Philadelphia in 2010 was 3.22 persons.

The 2013 Philadelphia Survey

The following demographics are taken from a 2013 survey of Philadelphia residents:

• 45.5 percent of Philadelphians are white

• 44.2 percent of the city’s population is black

• 6.9 percent of Philadelphians are Asian

• 2.4 percent are classed as mixed race

• 2.3 percent are described as “other races”

• 0.8 percent at Native American

• 13.3 percent of Philadelphia’s diverse population are Hispanic or Latino

Age Findings in the 2010 US Census

• 25.3 percent of Philadelphia residents we under 18 years of age

• 11.1 percent of the population was between the ages of 18 and 24

• 29.3 percent were between age 25 and 44

• 20.3 percent fell between the ages of 45 and 64

• 14.1 percent of Philadelphians were 65 or over

According to the Census, for every 100 females aged 18 or over, Philadelphia had 81.8 males. 46.5 percent of Philadelphia’s population is male while 53.5 percent is female. Philadelphia ranks fourth in cites with more than 100,000 residents in terms of female population.

Income

• The median income for households in Philadelphia was $3,746 per year.

• The average oncome for a family in Philadelphia was $30,036.

• Males averaged $34,199 in annual income while females average $28,477 per year.

• 22.9 percent of the Philadelphia population live below the poverty line.

• 18.4 percent of families also live under the poverty line.

• 31.3 percent of Philadelphians under the age of 18 and 16.9 percent of senior 65 or over live under the American poverty line.

• Per capita income averages $16,509 per year.

Occupancies

A surprising 10.9 percent or 71,887 of Philadelphia’s housing units were vacant. 590,071 housing units (89.1 percent) were occupied.

349,633 housing units were owner occupied. 240,438 units were occupied by tenants.

How Philadelphians Go to Work

Workers aged 16 and over average 32 minutes to get to their place of work. Residents in Center City Philadelphia experience shorter to-work travel. Center City, Philadelphia, is the third largest downtown residential population in the US. Most residents of Center City walk to work.

• 63.97 percent of Philadelphians drive to work

• 25.93 percent use public transit to reach work

• 9.22 percent walk to work

• Only 0.88 percent use a bicycle to reach work

• 35.74 percent of Philadelphia households do not have an automobile

The proportion of Philadelphians who do not commute by motor vehicle ranks high although behind Washington D.C and New York City.

In 2007, 31.8 percent of all Philadelphia businesses were owned by women. 7.8 percent were owned by Hispanics and 22.5 percent were owned by African Americans. Such is the fascinating diversity that exists in Philadelphia.