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Philadelphia County

County in Pennsylvania. 1,579,706 residents. 348 km² of land (134 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$1,397USD per month, ± $14

Pennsylvania $1,209, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$1,186 ± $41
1 bedroom$1,242 ± $25
2 bedrooms$1,471 ± $24
3 bedrooms$1,492 ± $31
4 bedrooms$1,687 ± $77
5 or more bedrooms$1,534 ± $258

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$243,100USD, ± $2,641

Pennsylvania $254,500, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$40.00$1,600$6,933USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Pennsylvania $34.48$1,379$5,976, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $28.93$1,157$5,0142024: $40.00$1,600$6,933

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

714,504jobs

2014: 641,0232024: 714,504

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$32.38$1,295$5,612192,3874,353
Accommodation and food services$16.13$645$2,79559,7193,998
Educational services$49.23$1,969$8,53257,708618
Professional, scientific, and technical services$72.05$2,882$12,48957,6193,243
Retail trade$17.98$719$3,11643,1874,251
Administrative and support and waste management services$24.53$981$4,25127,9701,094
Finance and insurance$76.83$3,073$13,31626,1901,226
Transportation and warehousing$35.28$1,411$6,11424,9411,039
Other services (except public administration)$25.75$1,030$4,46324,2593,668
Manufacturing$37.10$1,484$6,43118,762616
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$43.18$1,727$7,48415,092586
Information$78.38$3,135$13,58512,508583
Management of companies and enterprises$85.38$3,415$14,79812,374144
Wholesale trade$45.28$1,811$7,84812,362865
Construction$46.73$1,869$8,09912,2621,658
Real estate and rental and leasing$38.70$1,548$6,70810,7871,466
Utilities$78.28$3,131$13,5681,61024
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingwithheldwithheld6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionwithheldwithheldnot published

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

29,460establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

18.6per 1,000 residents

Pennsylvania 23.6, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Pennsylvania

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Pennsylvania

People

Population

1,579,706people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

4,540.7people per km²

Pennsylvania 112.3, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

24.4%% of people aged 5 and over

Pennsylvania 12.4%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only75.6%1,122,987 ± 7,395
Spanish10.9%161,231 ± 4,212
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2.5%36,895 ± 2,455
Other Indo-European languages2.4%36,076 ± 2,610
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages1.6%24,221 ± 1,922
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages1.5%22,961 ± 1,719
Other and unspecified languages1.4%20,867 ± 2,491
French, Haitian or Cajun1.3%19,874 ± 2,275
Vietnamese1.0%14,422 ± 1,412
Arabic0.8%12,283 ± 2,223
Korean0.3%4,590 ± 741
German or other West Germanic languages0.3%4,505 ± 881
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%4,337 ± 981

2020–2024. Of 1,485,249 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.