Compare Philadelphia Metro Area, PA vs Pennsylvania (PA) vs New Jersey (NJ) vs Delaware (DE) vs Maryland (MD)
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| Metric |
Philadelphia Metro Area, PA Metro Area |
Pennsylvania (PA) State |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
Delaware (DE) State |
Maryland (MD) State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 6,272,014 | 13,018,639 | 9,343,809 | 1,021,191 | 6,206,011 |
| Rent | $1,480 | $1,209 | $1,720 | $1,401 | $1,705 |
| Year built | 1966 | 1965 | 1970 | 1987 | 1979 |
| Household income | $91,289 | $77,971 | $103,556 | $84,954 | $103,678 |
| Per capita income | $50,461 | $44,355 | $54,253 | $45,375 | $52,979 |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 9.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.4% | 44.6% | 49.1% | 46.6% | 48.7% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 6,272,014 | 13,018,639 | 9,343,809 | 1,021,191 | 6,206,011 |
| Adults over 25 | 4,378,944 | 9,189,697 | 6,523,202 | 723,044 | 4,301,335 |
| Total households | 2,467,761 | 5,274,853 | 3,507,701 | 402,038 | 2,362,928 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $91,289 | $77,971 | $103,556 | $84,954 | $103,678 |
| Per capita income | $50,461 | $44,355 | $54,253 | $45,375 | $52,979 |
| Poverty rate | 11.5% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 9.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 48.4% | 44.6% | 49.1% | 46.6% | 48.7% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,480 | $1,209 | $1,720 | $1,401 | $1,705 |
| Year built | 1966 | 1965 | 1970 | 1987 | 1979 |
| Households that rent | 33.2% | 30.7% | 36.2% | 27% | 32.4% |
| Households that own | 66.8% | 69.3% | 63.8% | 73% | 67.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 60.1% | 74.5% | 54% | 59.9% | 48.2% |
| Black | 20.1% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 21.9% | 29.4% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 3.8% | 10.1% | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.9% | 7.1% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.5% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.8% | 8.7% | 22.5% | 11% | 12.5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89.2% | 91.3% | 77.5% | 89% | 87.5% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 81.1% | 84.4% | 83.2% | 85% | 80.7% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 26.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min | 31.0 min |
| Work from home | 18.9% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 15% | 19.3% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 22.3% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 25.5% | 24.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 26.8% | 32.9% | 25.3% | 28.8% | 23.4% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.7% | 10.6% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 42.2% | 35.2% | 43.6% | 35.8% | 43.4% |