Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had 1,574,281 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #6 nationally and #1 in Pennsylvania. cost of living runs 2.6% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $70,907/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
Population shrank 1.8% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 1,603,800 → 2025: 1,574,281 (-1.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
1,603,800
April 1, 2020
2020
1,600,737
July 1, 2020
2021
1,590,224
July 1, 2021
2022
1,572,341
July 1, 2022
2023
1,565,822
July 1, 2023
2024
1,572,735
July 1, 2024
2025
1,574,281
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 3.8% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 1,526,012 → 2019: 1,584,064 (+3.6%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
1,526,012
April 1, 2010
2010
1,528,283
July 1, 2010
2011
1,540,466
July 1, 2011
2012
1,551,824
July 1, 2012
2013
1,558,313
July 1, 2013
2014
1,565,460
July 1, 2014
2015
1,571,065
July 1, 2015
2016
1,576,051
July 1, 2016
2017
1,580,601
July 1, 2017
2018
1,583,592
July 1, 2018
2019
1,584,064
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in Philadelphia?
Median household income is 20% below the U.S. median ($61,953 vs $77,719); 21.4% live in poverty — 8.9 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Philadelphia from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
61,953-20.3% vs US
±919
Per capita income
38,905-10.1% vs US
±546
Population in poverty
21.4%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 20% below the U.S. median ($243,100 vs $303,400); median rent is 4% above ($1,397 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio (3.9×) is roughly in line with the U.S. median (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Philadelphia. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.5%
Philadelphia (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
786,034
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
18.4%+31.3% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Philadelphia sits in Philadelphia County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Philadelphia County
19.7%
$60,500
4.5%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Philadelphia's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
192,387
$1,295 / wk
#2
Accommodation and food services (72)
59,719
$645 / wk
#3
Educational services (61)
57,708
$1,969 / wk
#4
Professional and technical services (54)
57,619
$2,882 / wk
#5
Retail trade (44-45)
43,187
$719 / wk
What workers earn in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
142,460
$29,530
$14.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers
63,800
$31,470
$15.13
Cashiers
54,450
$31,470
$15.13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
52,930
$42,300
$20.34
Office Clerks, General
51,570
$46,020
$22.13
Customer Service Representatives
47,010
$45,280
$21.77
Stockers and Order Fillers
45,010
$36,670
$17.63
Registered Nurses · benchmark
74,840
$99,210
$47.70
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
68,020
$111,490
$53.60
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
64,820
$33,630
$16.17
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
29,090
$60,000
$28.85
Software Developers · benchmark
26,150
$130,670
$62.82
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
3BR rent + food + taxes + transport (childcare not modeled — county outside NDCP 2022 coverage) · federal sources Note: family-of-four total excludes childcare — modeled NDCP counties typically add $1,500–$2,900/mo for two children at center-based preschool + school-age care.
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,815/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
15.2% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (10.9% of residents 5+).
Where Philadelphia's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
15.2%+8.4% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
75.6%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish10.9%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
Hottest month: July (87°F avg high). Coldest: January (25°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 46.9 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Philadelphia from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 99.6/100 — Very High nationally; top hazard: Heat Wave (100.0).
Natural-hazard exposure for Philadelphia from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Philadelphia County
99.6
Very High
Heat Wave · score 100.0 · Very High
Cold Wave · score 99.8 · Very High
Winter Weather · score 99.8 · Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
19 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 82% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Philadelphia from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
19 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
16
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
86.4%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
81.6%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
805,564
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Philadelphia sits at state rank #1 among 1,014 cities in Pennsylvania. Nearby in the state ranking:
Philadelphia is ranked #6 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Phoenix, AZ · #5 · 1,665,481 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: San Antonio, TX · #7 · 1,548,422 residents.
Quick travel facts for Philadelphia
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Philadelphia International Airport(PHL) ·
11 mi 18 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
May, Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Philadelphia is 4260000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
