Overview for Philadelphia
County, PA
Part of:
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
PA-NJ-DE-MD, Metropolitan Area
Part of:
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland
PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Philadelphia PA,
Metropolitan Division |
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Philadelphia County is
one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It
has 135.1 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 11,453.0 per
square mile. In the last three decades
of the 1900s its population declined by
22.2%. On the 2000 census form, 97.8% of
the population reported only one race,
with 43.2% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 8.5% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.48
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.22 persons.
In 2008 health care and social
assistance was the largest of 20 major
sectors. It had an average wage per job
of $47,418. Per capita income grew by
13.1% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted
for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2009) |
1,547,297 |
Covered
Employment |
633,664 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
-2.4% |
Average wage
per job |
$54,235 |
| Households
(2000) |
590,071 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
4.4% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2009) |
629,917 |
Average wage
per job |
$50,762 |
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Unemployment Rate (2009) |
10.0 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
4.4% |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2008) |
$34,115 |
Average wage
per job |
$44,706 |
| Median
Household Income (2008) |
$37,090 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
21.1% |
| Poverty
Rate (2008) |
23.8 |
Average wage
per job |
$47,418 |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
71.2 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
5.6% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
17.9 |
Average wage
per job |
$97,559 |
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