The demographic statistics for this exhibit have been compiled from Social Explorer by the staff of the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.
Note: Additional data on topics such as educational attainment, employment, income, and citizenship status that we have provided in the statistics for previous years is no longer included in the Decennial Census post-2000. These categories have been moved to the American Community Survey.
Information on the American Community Survey (ACS): http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
2013 ACS 5-Year Estimates: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.2013.html
For a detailed map and demographic statistics for a specific census tract, click on a tract number in the map or as listed below:
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| Demographic Statistics | West Philadelphia Aggregate Totals | |
| Total Population | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| Population Density (per sq. mile) | ||
| Population Density (per sq. mile) | 13,615.1 | |
| Land Area (sq. miles) | ||
| Area Total | 15.41 | |
| Area (Land) | 14.70 | 95.4% |
| Area (Water) | 0.71 | 4.6% |
| Sex | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| Male | 91,633 | 45.8% |
| Female | 108,514 | 54.2% |
| Age | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| Under 5 years | 11,709 | 5.9% |
| 5 to 9 years | 10,753 | 5.4% |
| 10 to 14 years | 10,867 | 5.4% |
| 15 to 17 years | 7,499 | 3.8% |
| 18 to 24 years | 42,549 | 21.3% |
| 25 to 34 years | 28,742 | 14.4% |
| 35 to 44 years | 20,700 | 10.3% |
| 45 to 54 years | 24,237 | 12.1% |
| 55 to 64 years | 19,330 | 9.7% |
| 65 to 74 years | 11,248 | 5.6% |
| 75 to 84 years | 8,510 | 4.3% |
| 85 years and over | 4,003 | 2.0% |
| Median Age by Sex | ||
| Median Age | 30.0 | |
| Male Population | 28.3 | |
| Female Population | 32.9 | |
| Race | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| White Alone | 36,800 | 18.4% |
| Black or African American Alone | 144,175 | 72.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native Alone | 820 | 0.4% |
| Asian Alone | 11,475 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone | 74 | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race Alone | 1,699 | 0.9% |
| Two or More Races | 5,104 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino by Race | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino: | 194,230 | 97.0% |
| White alone | 34,759 | 17.4% |
| Black or African American alone | 142,499 | 71.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska native alone | 738 | 0.4% |
| Asian alone | 11,425 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone | 68 | 0.0% |
| Some other race alone | 393 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 4,348 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino: | 5,917 | 3.0% |
| White alone | 2,041 | 1.0% |
| Black or African American alone | 1,676 | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska native alone | 82 | 0.0% |
| Asian alone | 50 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone | 6 | 0.0% |
| Some other race alone | 1,306 | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 756 | 0.4% |
| Households by Household Type | ||
| Total Households | 78,167 | |
| Family Households: | 39,364 | 50.4% |
| Married-couple family | 14,449 | 18.5% |
| Other family: | 24,915 | 31.9% |
| Male householder, no wife present | 4,559 | 5.8% |
| Female householder, no husband | 20,356 | 26.0% |
| Non-Family Households: | 38,803 | 49.6% |
| Male householder | 30,593 | 39.1% |
| Female householder | 8,210 | 10.5% |
| Population in Households by Household Type and Relationship | ||
| Total Population | 200,147 | |
| In Households: | 181,370 | 90.6% |
| In family households: | 128,757 | 64.3% |
| Householder | 39,364 | 19.7% |
| Spouse | 14,449 | 7.2% |
| Child | 49,608 | 24.8% |
| Grandchild | 9,016 | 4.5% |
| Brother or sister | 3,684 | 1.8% |
| Parent | 2,064 | 1.0% |
| Other relatives | 5,368 | 2.7% |
| Non-relatives | 5,204 | 2.6% |
| In non-family households: | 52,613 | 26.3% |
| Living alone | 30,593 | 15.3% |
| Not living alone | 8,210 | 4.1% |
| Non relatives | 13,810 | 6.9% |
| In Group Quarters | 18,777 | 9.4% |
| Institutionalized population | 2,657 | 1.3% |
| Non institutionalized population | 16,120 | 8.1% |
| Housing Units | ||
| Housing Units | 90,530 | |
| Tenure | ||
| Occupied Housing Units | 78,167 | |
| Owner Occupied | 34,905 | 44.7% |
| Renter Occupied | 43,262 | 55.4% |
| Occupancy Status | ||
| Housing Units | 90,530 | |
| Occupied Units | 78,167 | 86.3% |
| Vacant Units | 12,363 | 13.7% |
| Vacancy Status by Type of Vacancy | ||
| Vacant Housing Units | 12,363 | |
| For Rent | 5,509 | 44.6% |
| For Sale Only | 1,198 | 9.7% |
| All Other Vacant | 5,656 | 45.8% |