Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

At a Glance

Population	1,603,797
County Seat	Philadelphia City Hall and County Courthouse
State FIPS	42
County FIPS	101
Num Towns	1
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	1,603,797
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	1,593,208
Median Age	34.8
Veterans	52,405
Housing Units	730,630
Uninsured	15,080
Net Migration (recent)	-54,704
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	29,876
Total Employees	668,999
Avg Annual Pay	$83,187
Median Household Income	$57,537
Poverty Rate	22.7%
Unemployment Rate	8.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$66,886
Federal Spending FY2024	$15,476,089,625
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,650

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$215,500
Median Rent	$1,250
FMR Studio	$1,372
FMR 1BR	$1,512
FMR 2BR	$1,802
FMR 3BR	$2,171
FMR 4BR	$2,468

Health & Safety

Hospitals	10
EMS Stations	3
Fire Stations	3
Police Stations	3
Adult Smoking	18.9%
Adult Obesity	31.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	77.2
Air Quality Good Days	173

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.77
Electric Customers	5534580
Towns with Broadband Data	1
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	1

Community

Churches	1,543
Libraries	53
Historic Places (NRHP)	627
Homeless Population	5,191
Schools	307
SNAP Stores	1,597
Bank Branches	251

Agriculture

Total Farms	7
Land in Farms (acres)	5
Avg Farm Size (acres)	0.7
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA	2021-09-10
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-30
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2016-03-23
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2014-02-06
DR	HURRICANE SANDY	2013-01-10
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-29
DR	TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-12
EM	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-08
DR	HURRICANE IRENE	2011-09-03

Detailed Topics

Communities in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia — pop 1,603,797

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.