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Community Profile: Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (MD)

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia MD, and City of Philadelphia
 
State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia MD
City of Philadelphia
Total Population
12,281,054
3,849,647
1,517,550
White alone
85.4%
70.5%
45.1%
Black or African American alone
9.9%
21.6%
43.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
Asian alone
1.8%
3.5%
4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Some other race alone
1.5%
2.5%
4.7%
Two or more races
1.3%
1.7%
2.5%
Total Percentage
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
3.2%
4.7%
8.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Philadelphia, PA MD
 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low Income
163,213
11.2
91,263
25.1
29,746
13.1
21,690
8.5
20,514
3.3
Moderate Income
311,069
21.3
115,930
31.8
62,835
27.7
58,830
23.1
73,474
12.0
Middle Income
485,583
33.3
101,304
27.8
82,136
36.2
100,577
39.5
201,566
32.8
Upper Income
499,824
34.2
55,906
15.3
52,003
23.0
73,513
28.9
318,402
51.9
Unknown Income
19
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
9
0.0
10
0.0
Total
1,459,708
100.0
364,403
100.0
226,720
100.0
254,619
100.0
613,966
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income
25.0%
15.5%
17.4%
42.1%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Philadelphia, PA MD

Racial Composition of the Philadelphia MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Hispanic or Latino by Race

Vacant Housing

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

  • * Less than 0.15 percent of the vacant housing in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia, PA MD and in the city of Philadelphia is attributable to migrant workers.

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

  • Last updated: Thursday, October 30, 2008