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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Profile

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The number of people who reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is about one million, five hundred and seventeen thousand, five hundred and fifty people. The percentage of male population in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is forty-six point four six percent, female population - 53.54%. Thirty-four point two years old is the median age for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania residents. Total occupied housing units in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 590,071. Total vacant housing units in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 71,887. Renter-occupied housing units in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania account for thirty-six point three two percent. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania median household income was thirty thousand, seven hundred and forty-six dollars in 1999 (national average was forty-one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four dollars).

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	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Total population	1,517,550	281,421,906
State	Pennsylvania
City	Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Population

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Male	705,107	46.46%	49.06%
Female	812,443	53.54%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.2		35.3
18 years and over	1,134,081	74.73%	74.31%
21 years and over	1,058,316	69.74%	69.97%
62 years and over	247,867	16.33%	14.66%
65 years and over	213,722	14.08%	12.43%

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
White	683,267	45.02%	75.14%
Black or African American	655,824	43.22%	12.32%
Asian	67,654	4.46%	3.64%
Some other race	77,231	5.09%	5.46%
Two or more races	33,574	2.21%	2.43%

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Housing

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Total housing units	661,958		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	71,887	10.86%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	590,071	89.14%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	349,633	52.82%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	240,438	36.32%	30.77%

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	98,296	16.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	146,083	24.76%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	80,904	13.71%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	90,143	15.28%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	69,472	11.77%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	105,173	17.82%	9.65%

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Total households	590,071		105,480,101
Family households (families)	352,331	59.71%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	237,740	40.29%	31.94%

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	121,090	5,457,817
$50,000 to $99,999	146,820	16,778,971
$100,000 to $149,999	30,495	13,110,384
$150,000 to $199,999	9,137	8,075,904
$200,000 to $299,999	4,360	6,583,049
$300,000 to $499,999	2,036	3,584,108
$500,000 to $999,999	1,191	1,308,116
$1,000,000 or more	308	313,759
Median (dollars)	59,700	119,600

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	440,307		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	26,132	5.93%	6.47%
Kindergarten	20,916	4.75%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	181,196	41.15%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	96,392	21.89%	21.38%
College or graduate school	115,671	26.27%	22.81%

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Economy

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,174,798		217,168,077
In labor force	656,935	55.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	656,539	55.89%	63.39%
- - Employed	584,957	49.79%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	71,582	6.09%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	396	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	517,863	44.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	644,826	54.89%	51.66%
In labor force	336,029	28.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	335,877	28.59%	29.65%
- - Employed	300,342	25.57%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	106,169	9.04%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	62,708		12,787,501
With earnings	423,937	36.09%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,963		56,604
With Social Security income	168,488	14.34%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,404		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	46,740	3.98%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,529		6,320
With public assistance income	51,528	4.39%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,091		3,032
With retirement income	102,894	8.76%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,751		17,376

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	%, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	590,283		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	109,237	18.51%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	49,035	8.31%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	89,059	15.09%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	79,532	13.47%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	91,683	15.53%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	92,326	15.64%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	42,495	7.2%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	25,092	4.25%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,639	0.96%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	6,185	1.05%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,746		41,994

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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.