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Language Spoken At Home in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,423,538 | 100% |
English only | 1,122,166 | 78.8% |
Language other than English | 301,372 | 21.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 135,903 | 9.5% |
Spanish | 139,624 | 9.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 55,229 | 3.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 74,969 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 32,913 | 2.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 68,071 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 41,670 | 2.9% |
Other languages | 18,708 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,091 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,525,811 | 100% |
American | 28,161 | 1.8% |
Arab | 8,863 | 0.6% |
Czech | 1,968 | 0.1% |
Danish | 822 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 6,087 | 0.4% |
English | 44,781 | 2.9% |
French (except Basque) | 11,095 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 1,569 | 0.1% |
German | 119,503 | 7.8% |
Greek | 4,548 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 5,645 | 0.4% |
Irish | 190,488 | 12.5% |
Italian | 124,004 | 8.1% |
Lithuanian | 4,816 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,517 | 0.2% |
Polish | 55,799 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 3,862 | 0.3% |
Russian | 24,878 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,205 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 8,720 | 0.6% |
Slovak | 2,856 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 28,416 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 3,514 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 1,774 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 13,861 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 5,413 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 26,251 | 1.7% |
Households By Type in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 580,509 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 312,290 | 53.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 138,485 | 23.9% |
Married-couple family | 160,378 | 27.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 61,870 | 10.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 32,189 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,554 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 119,723 | 20.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 63,061 | 10.9% |
Nonfamily households | 268,219 | 46.2% |
Householder living alone | 227,141 | 39.1% |
65 years and over | 67,784 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 164,743 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 139,581 | 24.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,476,429 | 100% |
Householder | 580,509 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 159,916 | 10.8% |
Child | 464,710 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 161,479 | 10.9% |
Nonrelatives | 109,815 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 37,098 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 574,210 | 100% |
Never married | 306,849 | 53.4% |
Now married, except separated | 188,155 | 32.8% |
Separated | 18,364 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 18,290 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 42,552 | 7.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 666,550 | 100% |
Never married | 323,439 | 48.5% |
Now married, except separated | 179,469 | 26.9% |
Separated | 25,429 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 71,303 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 66,910 | 10.0% |
Fertility in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 22,220 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13,989 | 63.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 42,870 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 16,895 | 39.4% |
Less than 1 year | 3,018 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 3,998 | 9.3% |
3 or 4 years | 2,849 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 7,030 | 16.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,895 | 100% |
Who are female | 12,821 | 75.9% |
Who are married | 8,981 | 53.2% |
School Enrollment in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 425,140 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 26,957 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 18,365 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 145,029 | 34.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 83,326 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 151,463 | 35.6% |
Educational Attainment in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 982,024 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 62,421 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 130,337 | 13.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 339,799 | 34.6% |
Some college, no degree | 170,212 | 17.3% |
Associate's degree | 51,456 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 131,313 | 13.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 96,486 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.2% |
Veteran Status in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,179,173 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 77,456 | 6.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,509,457 | 100% |
With a disability | 240,794 | 16.0% |
Under 18 years | 345,457 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,020 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 984,385 | 100% |
With a disability | 142,498 | 14.5% |
65 years and over | 179,615 | 100% |
With a disability | 78,276 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,506,711 | 100% |
Same house | 1,290,619 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 203,958 | 13.5% |
Same county | 148,503 | 9.9% |
Different county | 55,455 | 3.7% |
Same state | 23,343 | 1.5% |
Different state | 32,112 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 12,134 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,525,811 | 100% |
Native | 1,346,480 | 88.2% |
Born in United States | 1,291,425 | 84.6% |
State of residence | 1,035,460 | 67.9% |
Different state | 255,965 | 16.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 55,055 | 3.6% |
Foreign born | 179,331 | 11.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 179,331 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 87,168 | 48.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 92,163 | 51.4% |
Year of Entry in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 234,386 | 100% |
Native | 55,055 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,570 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 53,485 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 179,331 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8,236 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 171,095 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Philadelphia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 179,331 | 100% |
Europe | 35,092 | 19.6% |
Asia | 71,463 | 39.8% |
Africa | 17,135 | 9.6% |
Oceania | 679 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 53,674 | 29.9% |
Northern America | 1,288 | 0.7% |