Philadelphia, Pennsylvania demographics

Philadelphia, PA demographics: median age 35.3; 35.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4260000. The survey estimates a population of 1,579,706 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Philadelphia is 35.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.1 years. There are 679,428 households (±2,660). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.3 ±0.1	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,579,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	334,799 ±3,320	21.2% MOE unavailable	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	448,275 ±2,738	28.4% MOE unavailable	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	564,514 ±4,645	35.7% MOE unavailable	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	232,118 ±3,681	14.7% MOE unavailable	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,579,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	747,386 ±95	47.3% MOE unavailable	49.3%	49.5%
Female	832,320 ±95	52.7% MOE unavailable	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,579,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	555,069 ±3,622	35.1% MOE unavailable	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	621,637 ±3,997	39.4% MOE unavailable	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	7,518 ±2,347	0.5% MOE unavailable	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	125,902 ±1,148	8.0% MOE unavailable	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	615 ±319 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	135,656 ±5,203	8.6% MOE unavailable	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	133,309 ±5,405	8.4% MOE unavailable	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,579,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,333,824 MOE unavailable	84.4% MOE unavailable	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	245,882 MOE unavailable	15.6% MOE unavailable	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 679,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	185,505 ±4,275	27.3% ±0.6 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	35,776 ±2,103	5.3% ±0.3 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	128,006 ±3,222	18.8% ±0.5 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	262,989 ±4,236	38.7% ±0.6 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	67,152 ±2,538	9.9% ±0.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 679,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	171,464 ±4,153	25.2% ±0.6 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	507,964 ±4,498	74.8% ±0.6 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 679,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	262,989 ±4,236	38.7% ±0.6 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	201,904 ±4,436	29.7% ±0.6 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	99,476 ±3,374	14.6% ±0.5 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	64,917 ±2,610	9.6% ±0.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	30,693 ±1,760	4.5% ±0.3 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	11,060 ±1,024	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	8,389 ±914	1.2% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,579,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	1,340,060 ±5,344	84.8% MOE unavailable	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	239,646 ±5,344	15.2% MOE unavailable	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,485,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	1,122,987 ±7,395	75.6% ±0.5 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	161,231 ±4,212	10.9% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	19,874 ±2,275	1.3% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	4,505 ±881	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	24,221 ±1,922	1.6% ±0.1 pp	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	36,076 ±2,610	2.4% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	4,590 ±741	0.3% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	36,895 ±2,455	2.5% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	14,422 ±1,412	1.0% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4,337 ±981	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	22,961 ±1,719	1.5% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	12,283 ±2,223	0.8% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	20,867 ±2,491	1.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,089,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	133,163 ±4,320	12.2% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	323,153 ±5,959	29.7% ±0.5 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	175,021 ±4,920	16.1% ±0.5 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	72,216 ±3,350	6.6% ±0.3 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	213,115 ±4,273	19.6% ±0.4 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	172,402 ±3,918	15.8% ±0.4 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,560,013
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	1,349,229 ±6,504	86.5% ±0.4 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	125,762 ±5,442	8.1% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	26,104 ±1,971	1.7% ±0.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	44,481 ±2,885	2.9% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	14,437 ±1,655	0.9% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.1% of Philadelphia residents (±0.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 89.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.1% ±0.2 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.1% ±0.4 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±0.2 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Philadelphia . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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