Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Demographics

Philadelphia is 5th out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Philadelphia is 5th out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Philadelphia is 5th out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Philadelphia is 10th out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Philadelphia is 15th out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Philadelphia is 16th out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 180 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 187 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 191 other cities in Retail sales

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 196 other cities in Current population (2012)

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Households

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Housing units

Philadelphia is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Size in square miles

Philadelphia is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Philadelphia is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Philadelphia is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 256 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	1,547,607	1st	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	134.1	1st	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	11,379.5	2nd	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	68th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	92nd	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.1%	210th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.0%	240th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.6%	138th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	41.0%	247th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	43.4%	10th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	7th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.3%	22nd	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	147th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.8%	66th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	21st	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	36.9%	247th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	52.8%	81st	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.6%	22nd	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	670,171	1st	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.8%	100th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	578,125	1st	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.9%	177th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$140,700	137th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	53rd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$21,671	167th	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$36,957	184th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.6%	34th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Philadelphia	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	88,161	1st	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$11,167,787	1st	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,299	142nd	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,051,401	1st	$19,625,449	$613,795,732