Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

6.27M

2024 Median Age

39.3

0.512% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

1.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,289

2.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$351,900

7.71% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3.14M

0.603% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are University of Pennsylvania (11,643 degrees awarded in 2024), Temple University (8,651 degrees), and Drexel University (6,742 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was $351,900, and the homeownership rate was 66.8%.

Most people in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 2 cars per household.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, Dover, DE, Lancaster, PA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, Reading, PA, Trenton, NJ, and Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ.

About the photo: Philadelphia night time skyline as seen from Spring Garden Street above the Schuylkill Expressway.

Photo by Chris Hunkeler

United States Delaware Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is home to a population of 6.27M people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD residents were born outside of the country (734k people).

In 2024, there were 3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.67M people) in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22M Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 406k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.67M ± 4.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.22M ± 5.21k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
406k ± 2.26k

10.8%

Hispanic Population

675k people

10.8% of the people in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are hispanic (675k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Delaware.

Most Common Origin

India
454,695 ± 16,428 people
Dominican Republic
331,194 ± 14,050 people
Mexico
217,750 ± 11,414 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was India, the natal country of 454,695 Delaware residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 331,194 and Mexico with 217,750.

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

734k people

11.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

710k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD residents (734k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83,663 ± 2,116
Gulf War (2001-)
51,028 ± 2,220
Gulf War (1990s)
30,398 ± 1,438

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

Health

94.8% of the population of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has health coverage, with 52.7% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.806% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

1,356 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Delaware

Primary care physicians in Delaware see an average of 1,356 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Delaware in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.22%

Uninsured

52.7%

Employer Coverage

16.3%

Medicaid

12.6%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.806%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD declined by 0.925% from 5.27% to 5.22%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD employs 3.14M people. In 2024, the largest industries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (527,506 people), Educational Services (334,598 people), and Retail Trade (325,394 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($101,013), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($93,527), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,993).

Employment

Occupations

3.14M

2024 Value

± 15,444

0.603%

1 Year growth

± 0.688%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD grew at a rate of 0.603%, from 3.12M employees to 3.14M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, are Management Occupations (383,257 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (328,499 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (277,323 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.14M

2024 Value

± 15,444

0.603%

1 Year growth

± 0.688%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD grew at a rate of 0.603%, from 3.12M employees to 3.14M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (527,506 people), Educational Services (334,598 people), and Retail Trade (325,394 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, though some of these residents may live in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,719

Median earning men ± $502

$49,689

Median earning women ± $354

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,477), Information ($95,901), and Public Administration ($90,045).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,260), Manufacturing ($70,362), and Public Administration ($68,330).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

12,965
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
9,916
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9,485
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$33.8M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$25.5M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$22.6M
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania went to Kamala Harris with 52.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.724%).

John Fetterman, Dave McCormick, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, Chris Coons, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Chris Van Hollen, and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland is currently represented by 37 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. Showing the available data for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.724%)
Green Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman, Dave McCormick, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, Chris Coons, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Chris Van Hollen, and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD awarded 97,571 degrees. The student population of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 135,325 male students and 190,938 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are White (49,203 and 55%), Black or African American (13,056 and 14.6%), Asian (8,942 and 9.99%), and Hispanic or Latino (8,655 and 9.67%).

The largest universities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD by number of degrees awarded are University of Pennsylvania (11,643 and 11.9%), Temple University (8,651 and 8.87%), and Drexel University (6,742 and 6.91%).

The most popular majors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are General Business Administration & Management (5,045 and 5.17%), Financial Planning & Services (4,662 and 4.78%), and Registered Nursing (4,568 and 4.68%).

The median tuition costs are $37,680 for private four year colleges, and $14,222 and $24,808 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 58.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 326,263 (41.5% men and 58.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 326,263 students enrolled in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 41.5% men and 58.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 151,220 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
2,912 degrees awarded
General Psychology
1,967 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
1,752 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was Registered Nursing with 2,912 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Pennsylvania
11,643 degrees awarded
Temple University
8,651 degrees awarded
Drexel University
6,742 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Pennsylvania with 11,643 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 40,662 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, which is 0.715 times less than the 56,909 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 49,203 degrees mean that there were 3.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 13,056 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,680) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,059) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was $351,900 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $326,700 to $351,900, a 7.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$351,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$1,315

$1.65M

Median Property Taxes

±$9,700

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.8%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.8% of the housing units in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,289

Median Household Income

± $666

2.47M

Number of Households

± 13,727

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.47M households in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD grew to $91,289 from the previous year's value of $89,273.

The following chart displays the households in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is from Delaware.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2024, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.458% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (62.8%)
Worked At Home (18.9%)
Carpooled (6.99%)

In 2024, 62.8% of workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.69% of the workforce in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (705k out of 6.12M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.