Joining the 1,546,641 others who call Philadelphia home puts you in good company. Here, the average household income is $57,941 (that’s a 28.11% change from 2000). Did you know that 11.78% of residents have graduated from college, and 8.51% have earned a graduate degree? You may also be interested in learning that 25.08% of the Philadelphia population uses public transportation to get to work.

Thinking about moving to Philadelphia? 87.01% of Philadelphia’s residents have lived there for 10 years or less.

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