Population

1,574,281

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$243,100

Owner-occupied units

Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania · 40.009° N, 75.133° W · 134 sq mi

Philadelphia is the 6th largest city on this site, with a population of 1,574,281 and about 11,720 residents per square mile. The median household earns $61,953 a year, and the median home is worth $243,100.

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Size & density

Land area

134 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

11,720

People per square mile

Rank by population

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#61

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$61,953

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,397

Per month

Homeownership

51.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

31.7 min

One way

People

Median age

35.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

35.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

15.2%

Households

679,428

2.26 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 23^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 154^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 18^/yr

Days above 90° 21^/yr

Below freezing 76^/yr

Annual rainfall 46.1ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 88°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 27°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 32.4^%

Professional & business services 13.2^%

Retail trade 9.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of Pennsylvania

State bird

Ruffed Grouse

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Harrisburg

Nickname

The Keystone State

Compare Philadelphia with

Cities near Philadelphia

Camden, NJ5 mi · 71,430
Levittown, PA18 mi · 50,926
Trenton, NJ25 mi · 91,506
Wilmington, DE28 mi · 73,512
Vineland, NJ38 mi · 62,703
Allentown, PA44 mi · 126,044
Bethlehem, PA44 mi · 79,644
Reading, PA48 mi · 95,832

Cities about the same size

San Antonio, TX1,548,422
Phoenix, AZ1,665,481
San Diego, CA1,406,106
Dallas, TX1,329,491
Fort Worth, TX1,028,117
Jacksonville, FL1,017,689
Austin, TX1,002,632
San Jose, CA989,814

Wealthiest person in Pennsylvania

Name

Jeff Yass

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$59B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Haverford

Source of wealth

Trading, investments

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Pennsylvania · private sector

Employer

UPMC

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Pennsylvania

Company

Cencora

Revenue

$294.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Conshohocken

Ticker

COR