Living in Philadelphia City School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 601,337 households are located in Philadelphia City School District area. Among them, 163,078 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.46 people. The total number of children in the region is 468,342 and 401,265 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (108,548) of residents are non-citizens and 22% (341,722) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Philadelphia City School District, Pennsylvania
Household	601,337
Population	1,530,814
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	163,078 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	468,342
Total Students	401,265
Pre-Kindergarten	27,774
Kindergarten	18,771
Grade 1-8	146,572
Grade 9-12	72,416
College/Graduate School	135,732
Veterans	1,233,059
Non-citizen	108,548
Non-English Home Language	341,722
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

1,268,739 residents are over the age of 16 and 773,456 people are in labor force. Among them, 773,001 people are in civilian labor force and 455 are in armed labor force. 702,105 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Philadelphia City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	684,950	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	344,405	50.28%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	56,191	8.20%
Public transportation	170,411	24.88%
Walked	58,438	8.53%
Other method	26,851	3.92%
Worked from home	28,654	4.18%
Average Commute Time	34 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	702,105	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	275,770	39.28%
Service	159,864	22.77%
Sales and office	140,949	20.08%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	40,727	5.80%
Production, transportation, and material moving	84,795	12.08%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	702,105	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,825	0.26%
Construction	29,350	4.18%
Manufacturing	44,632	6.36%
Wholesale trade	14,516	2.07%
Retail trade	66,928	9.53%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	43,881	6.25%
Information	14,120	2.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	43,731	6.23%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	84,690	12.06%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	215,457	30.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	66,783	9.51%
Other services, except public administration	34,998	4.98%
Public administration	41,194	5.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	702,105	-
Private wage and salary workers	588,880	83.87%
Government workers	83,250	11.86%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	29,307	4.17%
Unpaid family workers	668	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,379 for the 601,337 households in Philadelphia City School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $32,170. 1,437,815 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.85%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	601,337	-
Less than $10,000	76,098	12.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	38,741	6.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	67,547	11.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	61,473	10.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	76,463	12.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	95,173	15.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	63,394	10.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	65,905	10.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	28,406	4.72%
More than $200,000	28,137	4.68%
Median Household Income	$45,927	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,379	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	325,916	-
Less than $10,000	25,180	7.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	15,773	4.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	32,990	10.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	32,728	10.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	42,385	13.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	54,575	16.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	38,995	11.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	43,466	13.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	19,697	6.04%
More than $200,000	20,127	6.18%

Median Family Income	$55,121	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,788	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,170	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,577	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,577	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,565,323	-
With health insurance coverage	1,437,815	91.85%
Public coverage	707,741	45.21%
Private health insurance	890,132	56.87%
Without health insurance coverage	127,508	8.15%

Housing

There are 685,956 housing units in Philadelphia City School District area, Pennsylvania with 601,337 units (87.66%) occupied. 318,872 houses (53.03%) are occupied by owner and 282,465 houses (46.97%) are rented. The average housing value is $163,000 and the average rental cost is $1,042. 9,462 houses (1.38%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 365,043 houses (53.22%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	685,956	-
Occupied	601,337	87.66%
Owner Occupied	318,872	53.03%
Renter Occupied	282,465	46.97%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	55,271	8.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	400,564	58.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	228,281	33.28%
Mobile Homes	1,615	0.24%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	225	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	685,956	-
Built 2014 or later	9,462	1.38%
Built 2010 - 2013	9,190	1.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	20,772	3.03%
Built 1990 - 1999	22,143	3.23%
Built 1980 - 1989	25,549	3.72%
Built 1970 - 1979	48,478	7.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	73,714	10.75%
Built 1950 - 1959	111,605	16.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	365,043	53.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	685,956	-
1 room	26,682	3.89%
2 rooms	29,984	4.37%
3 rooms	80,493	11.73%
4 rooms	95,614	13.94%
5 rooms	97,938	14.28%
6 rooms	179,006	26.10%
7 rooms	90,643	13.21%
8 rooms	44,772	6.53%
9 rooms or more	40,824	5.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	685,956	-
no bedroom	29,154	4.25%
1 bedroom	108,843	15.87%
2 bedrooms	150,325	21.91%
3 bedrooms	316,041	46.07%
4 bedrooms	60,714	8.85%
5 bedrooms or more	20,879	3.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	318,872	-
Less than $50,000	21,236	6.66%
$50,000 - $99,999	61,937	19.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	59,429	18.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	57,315	17.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	62,544	19.61%
$300,000 - $499,999	35,909	11.26%
$500,000 - $999,999	16,206	5.08%
$1,000,000 or more	4,296	1.35%
Median House Value	$163,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	271,563	-
Less than $500	29,855	10.99%
$500 - $999	96,214	35.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	94,317	34.73%
$1,500 - $1,999	31,567	11.62%
$2,000 - $2,499	11,825	4.35%
$2,500 - $2,999	4,209	1.55%
$3,000 or more	3,576	1.32%
Median Rental Costs	$1,042	-

Demographic

A total of 1,579,075 people lives in Philadelphia City School District area, Pennsylvania with 747,479 male and 831,596 female. The males to female ratio is 47.34 to 52.66. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,579,075	-
Male	747,479	47.34%
Female	831,596	52.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,579,075	-
Under 5 years	106,563	6.75%
5 - 9 years	93,264	5.91%
10 - 14 years	93,310	5.91%
15 - 19 years	97,295	6.16%
20 - 24 years	115,190	7.29%
25 - 34 years	298,061	18.88%
35 - 44 years	195,963	12.41%
45 - 54 years	183,971	11.65%
55 - 59 years	93,683	5.93%
60 - 64 years	89,501	5.67%
65 - 74 years	121,127	7.67%
75 - 84 years	63,319	4.01%
85 years and older	27,828	1.76%
Median Age	34.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,579,075	-
One Race	1,530,726	96.94%
White	642,060	40.66%
Black or African American	665,333	42.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,754	0.36%
Asian	114,315	7.24%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	784	0.05%
Other	102,480	6.49%

Two or more races	48,349	3.06%
White and Black or African American	16,364	1.04%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,765	0.18%
White and Asian	7,751	0.49%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	4,374	0.28%

Living in Philadelphia City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic