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Philadelphia Population: 1517550 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 705107 46.46%
Female 812443 53.54%

Under 5 years 98161 6.47%
5 to 9 years 112111 7.39%
10 to 14 years 112726 7.43%
15 to 19 years 110701 7.29%
20 to 24 years 117609 7.75%
25 to 34 years 224864 14.82%
35 to 44 years 219910 14.49%
45 to 54 years 182530 12.03%
55 to 59 years 67280 4.43%
60 to 64 years 57936 3.82%
65 to 74 years 107048 7.05%
75 to 84 years 79335 5.23%
85 years and over 27339 1.8%

Median age (years) 34.2

18 years and over 1134081 74.73%
Male 510257 33.62%
Female 623824 41.11%
21 years and over 1058316 69.74%
62 years and over 247867 16.33%
65 years and over 213722 14.08%
Male 79821 5.26%
Female 133901 8.82%

Race
One race 1483976 97.79%
White 683267 45.02%
Black or African American 655824 43.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4073 0.27%
Asian 67654 4.46%
Asian indian 12819 0.84%
Chinese 17783 1.17%
Filipino 4012 0.26%
Japanese 1216 0.08%
Korean 6556 0.43%
Vietnamese 11608 0.76%
Other Asian 13660 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 729 0.05%
Native Hawaiian 183 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 121 0.01%
Samoan 157 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 268 0.02%
Some other race 72429 4.77%
Two or more races 33574 2.21%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 1517550 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 128928 8.5%
Mexican 6220 0.41%
Puerto Rican 91527 6.03%
Cuban 2730 0.18%
Other Hispanic or Latino 28451 1.87%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1388622 91.5%
White alone 644395 42.46%

Relationship
Total Population 1517550 100.00%
In households 1462819 96.39%
Householder 590071 38.88%
Spouse 189291 12.47%
Child 453578 29.89%
Own child under 18 years 309461 20.39%
Other relatives 139386 9.18%
Under 18 years 64201 4.23%
Nonrelatives 90493 5.96%
Unmarried partner 35229 2.32%
In group quarters 54731 3.61%
Institutionalized population 20411 1.34%
Non-Institutionalized population 34320 2.26%

Households by Type
Total Households 590071 100.0 %
Family households (families) 352331 59.71%
With own children under 18 years 162905 27.61%
Married-couple family 189291 32.08%
With own children under 18 years 79879 13.54%
Female householder, no husband present 131332 22.26%
With own children under 18 years 69731 11.82%
Non Family households 237740 40.29%
Householder living alone 199515 33.81%
Householder 65 years and over 70017 11.87%

Households with individuals under 18 years 195468 33.13%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 159463 27.02%

Average Household size 2.48
Average family size 3.22

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 661958 100.00%
Occupied housing units 590071 89.14%
Vacant housing units 71887 10.86%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1790 0.27%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 590071 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 349633 59.25%
Renter-occupied housing units. 240438 40.75%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.65
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.23

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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