Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Philadelphia County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,517,550 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,517,550 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 128,928 8.5%
Male 705,107 46.5%     Mexican 6,220 0.4%
Female 812,443 53.5%     Puerto Rican 91,527 6.0%
          Cuban 2,730 0.2%
Under 5 years 98,161 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 28,451 1.9%
5 to 9 years 112,111 7.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,388,622 91.5%
10 to 14 years 112,726 7.4%     White alone 644,395 42.5%
15 to 19 years 110,701 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 117,609 7.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 224,864 14.8%       Total population 1,517,550 100.0%
35 to 44 years 219,910 14.5%   In households 1,462,819 96.4%
45 to 54 years 182,530 12.0%     Householder 590,071 38.9%
55 to 59 years 67,280 4.4%     Spouse 189,291 12.5%
60 to 64 years 57,936 3.8%     Child 453,578 29.9%
65 to 74 years 107,048 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 309,461 20.4%
75 to 84 years 79,335 5.2%     Other relatives 139,386 9.2%
85 years and over 27,339 1.8%       Under 18 years 64,201 4.2%
          Nonrelatives 90,493 6.0%
Median age (years) 34.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 35,229 2.3%
        In group quarters 54,731 3.6%
18 years and over 1,134,081 74.7%     Institutionalized population 20,411 1.3%
  Male 510,257 33.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 34,320 2.3%
  Female 623,824 41.1%        
21 years and over 1,058,316 69.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 247,867 16.3%       Total households 590,071 100.0%
65 years and over 213,722 14.1%   Family households (families) 352,331 59.7%
  Male 79,821 5.3%       With own children under 18 years 162,905 27.6%
  Female 133,901 8.8%     Married couple family 189,291 32.1%
            With own children under 18 years 79,879 13.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 131,332 22.3%
One race 1,483,976 97.8%       With own children under 18 years 69,731 11.8%
  White 683,267 45.0%   Nonfamily households 237,740 40.3%
  Black or African American 655,824 43.2%     Householder living alone 199,515 33.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4,073 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 70,017 11.9%
  Asian 67,654 4.5%        
    Asian Indian 12,819 0.8%   Households with individuals under 18 years 195,468 33.1%
    Chinese 17,783 1.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 159,463 27.0%
    Filipino 4,012 0.3%        
    Japanese 1,216 0.1%   Average household size 2.48 (X)
    Korean 6,556 0.4%   Average family size 3.22 (X)
    Vietnamese 11,608 0.8%        
    Other Asian1 13,660 0.9%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 729 0.0%       Total housing units 661,958 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 183 0.0%   Occupied housing units 590,071 89.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 121 0.0%   Vacant housing units 71,887 10.9%
    Samoan 157 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,790 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 268 0.0%        
  Some other race 72,429 4.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 33,574 2.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 703,584 46.4%       Occupied housing units 590,071 100.0%
Black or African American 672,162 44.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 349,633 59.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10,835 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 240,438 40.7%
Asian 74,435 4.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,359 0.2%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.65 (X)
Some other race 90,441 6.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.23 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.