USA.com / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, PA / Income and Careers

Philadelphia, PA Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in PA

High / Low PA Cities by Males Employed

High / Low PA Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in PA

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in PA

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in PA

Most / Least Educated Cities in PA

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Philadelphia is $22,542, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Philadelphia median household income is $37,460, which has grown by 21.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Philadelphia residents spend 33.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1070

Philadelphia, PA	22,542 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	29,111 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	31,728 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	26,445 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1392

Philadelphia, PA	37,460 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	55,353 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #935

Philadelphia, PA	21.84%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Philadelphia, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.64%	$12,563, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.07%	$14,991, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.51%	$2,977, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.00%	$19,356, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	46,470 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	65,699 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$49,812, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$29,715, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,042, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$39,193, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,490, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$33,382, see rank	$39,831	$53,370
One Race, Other	$25,468, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,239, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$19,463, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,540, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,038, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$26,533, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,239,760, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	574,186, 46.31%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	356,896, 62.16%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	286, 0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	356,610, 62.11%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	297,848, 83.52%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	58,762, 16.48%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	217,290, 37.84%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	665,574, 53.69%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	377,556, 56.73%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	26, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	377,530, 56.72%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	327,238, 86.68%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50,292, 13.32%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	288,018, 43.27%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	611,077, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	306,682, 50.19%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53,533, 8.76%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	161,785, 26.48%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	51,803, 8.48%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	19,198, 3.14%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18,076, 2.96%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Philadelphia, PA	33.0 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	625,086	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	297,848, 47.65%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95,350, 32.01%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65,501, 21.99%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52,355, 17.58%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	397, 0.13%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21,114, 7.09%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51,271, 17.21%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	327,238, 52.35%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	129,030, 39.43%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	83,309, 25.46%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	98,593, 30.13%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	192, 0.06%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	727, 0.22%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,768, 4.51%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	625,086, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,379, 0.22%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	25,035, 4.01%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	41,649, 6.66%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,430, 1.99%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	65,790, 10.52%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31,618, 5.06%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	11,839, 1.89%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39,399, 6.30%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	72,494, 11.60%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	191,495, 30.63%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	62,679, 10.03%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	39,573, 6.33%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,706, 4.75%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Philadelphia, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	401,219	26.68%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	65,313	21.18%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.