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Population (2000): 1,517,550
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 22,170 / 15,948 / 264
Land Area (2000): 349.882 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 19.544 square kilometers
Farms (2002): 9
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 88.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 0.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $150,000
Physicians (2004): 7,332
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 25 (7,172)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 223,649
Federal Spending (2004): $15,813,998

Philadelphia County Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1990	1,585,577	1992	1,603,638	1994	1,560,576
1991	1,596,699	1993	1,559,534	1995	1,529,848

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Philadelphia County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	699,889	655,742	44,147	6.31%	63
1991	691,380	630,767	60,613	8.77%	88
1992	685,067	619,835	65,232	9.52%	95
1993	680,766	616,649	64,117	9.42%	94
1994	665,497	611,288	54,209	8.15%	82
1995	651,035	600,845	50,190	7.71%	77
1996	651,131	604,076	47,055	7.23%	72
1997	654,027	609,427	44,599	6.82%	68
1998	646,906	606,566	40,340	6.24%	62
1999	641,238	602,099	39,139	6.10%	61
2000	634,992	599,619	35,373	5.57%	56
2001	635,996	597,322	38,674	6.08%	61
2002	635,160	588,534	46,626	7.34%	73
2003	622,631	575,718	46,913	7.53%	76
2004	619,069	573,870	45,200	7.30%	73
2005	617,697	576,249	41,448	6.71%	67
2006	615,434	577,333	38,101	6.19%	62
2007	614,771	577,782	36,989	6.02%	60
2008	621,637	577,380	44,257	7.12%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	693,936	653,368	40,568	5.85%	58
Feb 1990	693,259	651,690	41,569	6.00%	60
Mar 1990	696,178	656,088	40,090	5.76%	58
Apr 1990	692,495	651,633	40,862	5.90%	59
May 1990	696,732	654,574	42,158	6.05%	61
Jun 1990	709,317	665,076	44,241	6.24%	62
Jul 1990	712,308	665,824	46,484	6.53%	65
Aug 1990	704,141	660,843	43,298	6.15%	61
Sep 1990	697,862	650,751	47,111	6.75%	68
Oct 1990	702,541	653,728	48,813	6.95%	69
Nov 1990	699,710	652,479	47,231	6.75%	68
Dec 1990	700,186	652,852	47,334	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	680,456	626,782	53,674	7.89%	79
Feb 1991	681,167	625,649	55,518	8.15%	82
Mar 1991	681,585	624,776	56,809	8.33%	83
Apr 1991	688,176	631,700	56,476	8.21%	82
May 1991	692,012	627,408	64,604	9.34%	93
Jun 1991	704,963	640,786	64,177	9.10%	91
Jul 1991	703,441	639,248	64,193	9.13%	91
Aug 1991	695,171	632,741	62,430	8.98%	90
Sep 1991	692,179	627,296	64,883	9.37%	94
Oct 1991	696,368	631,971	64,397	9.25%	92
Nov 1991	694,284	631,201	63,083	9.09%	91
Dec 1991	686,763	629,651	57,112	8.32%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	674,105	611,322	62,783	9.31%	93
Feb 1992	673,945	609,297	64,648	9.59%	96
Mar 1992	675,326	613,345	61,981	9.18%	92
Apr 1992	674,719	614,677	60,042	8.90%	89
May 1992	681,648	614,102	67,546	9.91%	99
Jun 1992	695,814	624,107	71,707	10.31%	103
Jul 1992	700,747	630,314	70,433	10.05%	101
Aug 1992	693,573	626,662	66,911	9.65%	96
Sep 1992	685,691	616,128	69,563	10.14%	101
Oct 1992	688,684	622,565	66,119	9.60%	96
Nov 1992	690,797	627,139	63,658	9.22%	92
Dec 1992	685,752	628,361	57,391	8.37%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	671,975	607,672	64,303	9.57%	96
Feb 1993	672,305	608,236	64,069	9.53%	95
Mar 1993	671,397	609,947	61,450	9.15%	92
Apr 1993	670,956	609,470	61,486	9.16%	92
May 1993	682,870	615,186	67,684	9.91%	99
Jun 1993	691,532	622,205	69,327	10.03%	100
Jul 1993	692,656	622,683	69,973	10.10%	101
Aug 1993	687,247	620,418	66,829	9.72%	97
Sep 1993	680,434	614,686	65,748	9.66%	97
Oct 1993	685,657	620,726	64,931	9.47%	95
Nov 1993	684,504	623,336	61,168	8.94%	89
Dec 1993	677,654	625,224	52,430	7.74%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	660,705	604,316	56,389	8.53%	85
Feb 1994	657,076	601,980	55,096	8.39%	84
Mar 1994	657,920	604,145	53,775	8.17%	82
Apr 1994	658,611	605,723	52,888	8.03%	80
May 1994	664,882	610,644	54,238	8.16%	82
Jun 1994	672,705	617,347	55,358	8.23%	82
Jul 1994	676,543	619,670	56,873	8.41%	84
Aug 1994	673,205	618,283	54,922	8.16%	82
Sep 1994	663,063	606,969	56,094	8.46%	85
Oct 1994	671,121	614,597	56,524	8.42%	84
Nov 1994	668,058	614,888	53,170	7.96%	80
Dec 1994	662,077	616,896	45,181	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	642,551	590,974	51,577	8.03%	80
Feb 1995	640,313	592,561	47,752	7.46%	75
Mar 1995	645,211	596,946	48,265	7.48%	75
Apr 1995	647,899	598,217	49,682	7.67%	77
May 1995	648,999	597,042	51,957	8.01%	80
Jun 1995	654,313	603,459	50,854	7.77%	78
Jul 1995	662,752	609,905	52,847	7.97%	80
Aug 1995	656,746	605,730	51,016	7.77%	78
Sep 1995	651,460	598,284	53,176	8.16%	82
Oct 1995	656,404	605,330	51,074	7.78%	78
Nov 1995	654,576	605,478	49,098	7.50%	75
Dec 1995	651,201	606,218	44,983	6.91%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	626,184	579,646	46,538	7.43%	74
Feb 1996	632,181	585,450	46,731	7.39%	74
Mar 1996	641,409	593,333	48,076	7.50%	75
Apr 1996	643,716	598,170	45,546	7.08%	71
May 1996	652,041	602,230	49,811	7.64%	76
Jun 1996	658,124	611,272	46,852	7.12%	71
Jul 1996	669,616	619,024	50,592	7.56%	76
Aug 1996	661,414	615,700	45,714	6.91%	69
Sep 1996	655,022	605,773	49,249	7.52%	75
Oct 1996	659,834	611,814	48,020	7.28%	73
Nov 1996	658,505	611,995	46,510	7.06%	71
Dec 1996	655,521	614,501	41,020	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	640,923	595,166	45,757	7.14%	71
Feb 1997	642,489	597,705	44,784	6.97%	70
Mar 1997	647,507	602,748	44,759	6.91%	69
Apr 1997	645,848	603,831	42,017	6.51%	65
May 1997	652,072	606,174	45,898	7.04%	70
Jun 1997	659,375	612,806	46,569	7.06%	71
Jul 1997	665,867	618,681	47,186	7.09%	71
Aug 1997	661,120	616,036	45,084	6.82%	68
Sep 1997	656,236	607,218	49,018	7.47%	75
Oct 1997	656,943	611,777	45,166	6.88%	69
Nov 1997	661,180	618,850	42,330	6.40%	64
Dec 1997	658,760	622,136	36,624	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	641,991	599,136	42,855	6.68%	67
Feb 1998	640,813	598,691	42,122	6.57%	66
Mar 1998	642,958	601,251	41,707	6.49%	65
Apr 1998	636,875	600,498	36,377	5.71%	57
May 1998	642,695	601,453	41,242	6.42%	64
Jun 1998	649,627	607,407	42,220	6.50%	65
Jul 1998	656,585	613,900	42,685	6.50%	65
Aug 1998	652,676	612,257	40,419	6.19%	62
Sep 1998	647,470	605,038	42,432	6.55%	66
Oct 1998	650,047	609,309	40,738	6.27%	63
Nov 1998	652,093	613,427	38,666	5.93%	59
Dec 1998	649,036	616,422	32,614	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	633,042	596,089	36,953	5.84%	58
Feb 1999	634,611	595,878	38,733	6.10%	61
Mar 1999	637,586	600,558	37,028	5.81%	58
Apr 1999	636,260	600,440	35,820	5.63%	56
May 1999	642,528	603,661	38,867	6.05%	60
Jun 1999	649,557	606,602	42,955	6.61%	66
Jul 1999	652,643	608,751	43,892	6.73%	67
Aug 1999	645,713	605,563	40,150	6.22%	62
Sep 1999	638,514	595,286	43,228	6.77%	68
Oct 1999	640,640	600,914	39,726	6.20%	62
Nov 1999	641,439	602,523	38,916	6.07%	61
Dec 1999	642,324	608,928	33,396	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	629,633	592,112	37,521	5.96%	60
Feb 2000	629,994	592,306	37,688	5.98%	60
Mar 2000	632,350	595,782	36,568	5.78%	58
Apr 2000	630,436	599,750	30,686	4.87%	49
May 2000	631,393	596,562	34,831	5.52%	55
Jun 2000	638,196	602,639	35,557	5.57%	56
Jul 2000	639,568	602,584	36,984	5.78%	58
Aug 2000	638,379	602,032	36,347	5.69%	57
Sep 2000	631,162	595,914	35,248	5.58%	56
Oct 2000	636,403	600,761	35,642	5.60%	56
Nov 2000	640,827	604,983	35,844	5.59%	56
Dec 2000	641,566	610,001	31,565	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	629,060	590,426	38,634	6.14%	61
Feb 2001	629,142	590,469	38,673	6.15%	61
Mar 2001	634,107	596,237	37,870	5.97%	60
Apr 2001	629,951	596,523	33,428	5.31%	53
May 2001	633,499	597,314	36,185	5.71%	57
Jun 2001	641,085	602,094	38,991	6.08%	61
Jul 2001	644,931	605,769	39,162	6.07%	61
Aug 2001	637,096	597,784	39,312	6.17%	62
Sep 2001	633,814	595,176	38,638	6.10%	61
Oct 2001	637,347	595,887	41,460	6.51%	65
Nov 2001	641,448	599,200	42,248	6.59%	66
Dec 2001	640,471	600,979	39,492	6.17%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	625,605	579,945	45,660	7.30%	73
Feb 2002	629,385	583,195	46,190	7.34%	73
Mar 2002	631,265	584,793	46,472	7.36%	74
Apr 2002	630,197	586,931	43,266	6.87%	69
May 2002	634,707	588,798	45,909	7.23%	72
Jun 2002	641,820	593,198	48,622	7.58%	76
Jul 2002	644,993	595,405	49,588	7.69%	77
Aug 2002	640,980	593,269	47,711	7.44%	74
Sep 2002	635,637	589,071	46,566	7.33%	73
Oct 2002	636,124	589,083	47,041	7.39%	74
Nov 2002	637,111	588,730	48,381	7.59%	76
Dec 2002	634,097	589,991	44,106	6.96%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	619,870	570,872	48,998	7.90%	79
Feb 2003	620,312	572,353	47,959	7.73%	77
Mar 2003	620,572	574,664	45,908	7.40%	74
Apr 2003	619,182	576,055	43,127	6.97%	70
May 2003	619,357	573,580	45,777	7.39%	74
Jun 2003	627,921	577,899	50,022	7.97%	80
Jul 2003	630,090	580,618	49,472	7.85%	79
Aug 2003	625,921	577,649	48,272	7.71%	77
Sep 2003	619,634	572,185	47,449	7.66%	77
Oct 2003	623,287	575,848	47,439	7.61%	76
Nov 2003	625,174	578,597	46,577	7.45%	75
Dec 2003	620,256	578,298	41,958	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	613,617	565,365	48,252	7.86%	79
Feb 2004	612,529	566,370	46,159	7.54%	75
Mar 2004	615,574	567,516	48,058	7.81%	78
Apr 2004	612,684	570,423	42,261	6.90%	69
May 2004	613,381	567,980	45,401	7.40%	74
Jun 2004	621,535	573,097	48,438	7.79%	78
Jul 2004	629,755	581,720	48,035	7.63%	76
Aug 2004	623,186	577,485	45,701	7.33%	73
Sep 2004	617,935	573,907	44,028	7.13%	71
Oct 2004	621,740	578,001	43,739	7.03%	70
Nov 2004	624,430	581,572	42,858	6.86%	69
Dec 2004	622,464	582,999	39,465	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	611,957	567,324	44,633	7.29%	73
Feb 2005	611,691	566,706	44,985	7.35%	74
Mar 2005	610,750	567,697	43,053	7.05%	70
Apr 2005	610,908	572,512	38,396	6.29%	63
May 2005	615,275	574,533	40,742	6.62%	66
Jun 2005	619,388	576,817	42,571	6.87%	69
Jul 2005	627,906	585,523	42,383	6.75%	67
Aug 2005	621,452	580,409	41,043	6.60%	66
Sep 2005	618,092	576,943	41,149	6.66%	67
Oct 2005	620,260	580,284	39,976	6.45%	64
Nov 2005	623,243	581,904	41,339	6.63%	66
Dec 2005	621,439	584,339	37,100	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	607,961	568,243	39,718	6.53%	65
Feb 2006	609,219	569,439	39,780	6.53%	65
Mar 2006	610,449	571,738	38,711	6.34%	63
Apr 2006	610,567	574,548	36,019	5.90%	59
May 2006	612,610	574,688	37,922	6.19%	62
Jun 2006	619,301	579,535	39,766	6.42%	64
Jul 2006	625,436	583,939	41,497	6.63%	66
Aug 2006	621,029	581,351	39,678	6.39%	64
Sep 2006	614,328	576,867	37,461	6.10%	61
Oct 2006	617,972	582,127	35,845	5.80%	58
Nov 2006	619,504	582,850	36,654	5.92%	59
Dec 2006	616,831	582,673	34,158	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	612,406	572,680	39,726	6.49%	65
Feb 2007	609,001	572,600	36,401	5.98%	60
Mar 2007	609,344	573,979	35,365	5.80%	58
Apr 2007	606,669	573,702	32,967	5.43%	54
May 2007	609,456	572,929	36,527	5.99%	60
Jun 2007	617,855	579,535	38,320	6.20%	62
Jul 2007	626,500	586,500	40,000	6.38%	64
Aug 2007	619,898	581,973	37,925	6.12%	61
Sep 2007	614,191	576,821	37,370	6.08%	61
Oct 2007	616,855	579,786	37,069	6.01%	60
Nov 2007	619,275	583,247	36,028	5.82%	58
Dec 2007	615,799	579,627	36,172	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	617,500	574,050	43,450	7.04%	70
Feb 2008	611,746	569,298	42,448	6.94%	69
Mar 2008	611,983	570,894	41,089	6.71%	67
Apr 2008	615,360	576,340	39,020	6.34%	63
May 2008	622,152	579,078	43,074	6.92%	69
Jun 2008	626,647	581,677	44,970	7.18%	72
Jul 2008	631,330	584,933	46,397	7.35%	73
Aug 2008	632,157	581,725	50,432	7.98%	80
Sep 2008	625,860	578,424	47,436	7.58%	76
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Philadelphia County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Public Administration	42,614	7.49%
2.	Construction	42,118	7.40%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	41,100	7.22%
4.	Educational Services	40,906	7.19%
5.	Health Care	38,940	6.84%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	34,124	5.99%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	26,478	4.65%
8.	Finance and Insurance	22,984	4.04%
9.	Other Transportation	15,320	2.69%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	13,184	2.32%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	12,642	2.22%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	11,376	2.00%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	10,518	1.85%
14.	U.S. Postal Service	9,360	1.64%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	9,276	1.63%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	9,118	1.60%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	7,954	1.40%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	7,620	1.34%
19.	Utilities	7,564	1.33%
20.	Truck Transportation	7,544	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	118,120	19.66%
2.	Educational Services	75,988	12.65%
3.	Finance and Insurance	47,638	7.93%
4.	Public Administration	43,420	7.23%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	40,208	6.69%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	34,700	5.78%
7.	Social Assistance	24,406	4.06%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	21,666	3.61%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	14,214	2.37%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	12,642	2.10%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	11,466	1.91%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	10,804	1.80%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	9,028	1.50%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	8,292	1.38%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,188	1.36%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	7,706	1.28%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	6,146	1.02%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	5,940	0.99%
19.	Other Transportation	5,404	0.90%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	5,074	0.84%

Philadelphia County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	27,126	4.77%
2.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	24,598	4.32%
3.	Other Production Occupations	20,764	3.65%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	20,408	3.59%
5.	Other Management Occupations	19,966	3.51%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	19,546	3.43%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	19,128	3.36%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	18,764	3.30%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	18,354	3.22%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	15,340	2.69%
11.	Law Enforcement Workers	15,224	2.67%
12.	Computer Specialists	14,926	2.62%
13.	Other Protective Service Workers	14,264	2.51%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	13,900	2.44%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	12,944	2.27%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	10,990	1.93%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	10,540	1.85%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	10,180	1.79%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	10,174	1.79%
20.	Other Construction Trades	8,936	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	49,394	8.22%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	41,780	6.96%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	25,562	4.26%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	24,788	4.13%
5.	Cashiers	22,524	3.75%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	20,424	3.40%
7.	Registered Nurses	19,086	3.18%
8.	Other Management Occupations	18,310	3.05%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	18,226	3.03%
10.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	16,840	2.80%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	16,058	2.67%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	15,906	2.65%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	15,474	2.58%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	15,468	2.58%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	15,342	2.55%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	13,876	2.31%
17.	Other Production Occupations	12,762	2.12%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	12,578	2.09%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	12,428	2.07%
20.	Child Care Workers	11,094	1.85%

Philadelphia County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,097,760	46.72%
15-35 hours	251,858	10.72%
1-14 hours	60,144	2.56%
No regular hours	939,834	40.00%

Philadelphia County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	28,534	2.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM	27,686	2.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	40,766	3.65%
6 AM-6:29 AM	90,730	8.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	97,120	8.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM	160,084	14.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	163,822	14.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM	150,492	13.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	71,408	6.39%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	67,904	6.07%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	29,148	2.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	15,178	1.36%
Noon-3:59 PM	90,684	8.11%
4 PM-11:59 PM	84,462	7.55%

Philadelphia County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	17,952	1.61%
5-9	65,978	5.90%
10-14	108,638	9.72%
15-19	140,390	12.56%
20-24	155,938	13.95%
25-29	63,590	5.69%
30-34	205,268	18.36%
35-39	35,628	3.19%
40-44	52,312	4.68%
45-59	130,676	11.69%
60-89	94,820	8.48%
At least 90	46,828	4.19%

Philadelphia County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	64,796	5.80%	487,690	43.62%
30-44	88,246	7.89%	204,962	18.33%
45-59	56,016	5.01%	74,660	6.68%
At least 60	80,814	7.23%	60,834	5.44%

Philadelphia County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	9,816	0.86%
Car / truck / van, carpool	146,312	12.84%
Car / truck / van, solo	560,630	49.20%
Motorcycle	878	0.08%
Other	7,382	0.65%
Public transportation	289,872	25.44%
Walked	103,128	9.05%
Worked at home	21,504	1.89%

Philadelphia County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Family Information Back to top
: 1,180,566 (2,925,514 people)
: 710,506 (2,287,368 people)
: 160,004
: 1,758,054
Philadelphia County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	218,474	18.51%
$10,000-$14,999	98,070	8.31%
$15,000-$19,999	90,854	7.70%
$20,000-$24,999	87,264	7.39%
$25,000-$29,999	82,042	6.95%
$30,000-$34,999	77,022	6.52%
$35,000-$39,999	69,668	5.90%
$40,000-$44,999	63,006	5.34%
$45,000-$49,999	50,692	4.29%
$50,000-$59,999	89,580	7.59%
$60,000-$74,999	95,072	8.05%
$75,000-$99,999	84,990	7.20%
$100,000-$124,999	34,712	2.94%
$125,000-$149,999	15,472	1.31%
$150,000-$199,999	11,278	0.96%
$200,000 or more	12,370	1.05%

Philadelphia County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	199,515	33.81%
Family, 2 people	131,295	22.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	30,658	5.20%
Family, 3 people	88,844	15.06%
Nonfamily, 3 people	4,550	0.77%
Family, 4 people	67,683	11.47%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,577	0.27%
Family, 5 people	36,643	6.21%
Nonfamily, 5 people	790	0.13%
Family, 6 people	15,966	2.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	314	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	11,900	2.02%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	336	0.06%

Philadelphia County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	847,874	28.94%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	287,310	9.81%
Public Assistance	103,056	3.52%
Retirement	205,788	7.02%
Self Employment	68,962	2.35%
Social Security	336,976	11.50%
Supplemental Security	93,480	3.19%
Wage / Salary	829,094	28.30%
Other	157,374	5.37%

Philadelphia County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	220,668	57.16%
With children under 18	165,392	42.84%

Philadelphia County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	78,646	7.28%
Married	483,844	44.78%
Never Married	476,918	44.13%
Widowed	41,200	3.81%

Philadelphia County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	127,104	9.71%
Married	499,836	38.18%
Never Married	498,502	38.07%
Widowed	183,884	14.04%

Philadelphia County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Education Information Back to top
Philadelphia County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	152,352	6.71%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	482,914	21.28%
High school diploma or equivalent	741,868	32.69%
Some college, no degree	412,948	18.20%
Associate degree	96,044	4.23%
Bachelors degree	234,540	10.34%
Graduate or professional degree	148,696	6.55%

Philadelphia County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	29,036	1.91%	23,228	1.53%	52,264	3.44%
Kindergarten	31,092	2.05%	10,740	0.71%	41,832	2.76%
Grades 1-4	138,248	9.11%	43,684	2.88%	181,932	11.99%
Grades 5-8	138,452	9.12%	42,008	2.77%	180,460	11.89%
Grades 9-12	151,942	10.01%	40,842	2.69%	192,784	12.70%
Undergrad college	83,690	5.51%	91,000	6.00%	174,690	11.51%
Graduate or professional school	16,304	1.07%	40,348	2.66%	56,652	3.73%
Total	588,764	38.80%	291,850	19.23%	880,614	58.03%

Philadelphia County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Business Information Back to top
: $12,643,546,000
: $9,093,922,000
: $2,135,977,000
: $11,639,946
: 144,810
Philadelphia County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	119	108	280	230	262
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	3	1	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	27	17	88	67	73
1999 - Construction	138	111	271	238	283
1999 - Educational Services	29	31	133	83	69
1999 - Finance & Insurance	155	184	353	313	458
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	209	247	851	915	1,255
1999 - Information	66	33	96	119	94
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	24	16	37	37	180
1999 - Manufacturing	71	149	335	461	322
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	1	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	262	245	808	744	1,409
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	242	225	650	622	857
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	78	91	204	213	352
1999 - Retail Trade	386	459	1,084	1,247	1,506
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	37	50	128	76	127
1999 - Unclassified	101	45	9	10	19
1999 - Utilities	4	0	3	8	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	100	111	376	350	446
1999 - Total	2,048	2,126	5,707	5,735	7,715
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	131	122	264	256	247
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	2	0	2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	26	24	84	71	77
2000 - Construction	119	117	295	222	286
2000 - Educational Services	38	23	135	88	68
2000 - Finance & Insurance	170	192	323	321	455
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	225	265	951	878	1,132
2000 - Information	69	44	108	124	106
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	26	16	37	48	203
2000 - Manufacturing	64	112	385	379	310
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	239	259	795	804	1,355
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	218	204	707	585	876
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	73	83	225	188	347
2000 - Retail Trade	395	451	1,177	1,118	1,488
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	36	51	113	100	95
2000 - Unclassified	89	58	12	9	21
2000 - Utilities	1	1	6	6	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	94	109	389	319	456
2000 - Total	2,015	2,132	6,008	5,516	7,528
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	161	129	231	251	287
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	2	1	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	38	31	82	73	75
2001 - Construction	102	119	234	289	284
2001 - Educational Services	33	21	139	103	70
2001 - Finance & Insurance	301	148	389	336	402
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	231	216	1,039	833	1,094
2001 - Information	67	46	100	92	170
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	15	55	69	48	143
2001 - Manufacturing	65	117	303	399	321
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	231	248	833	701	1,413
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	280	221	679	583	899
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	90	81	206	219	331
2001 - Retail Trade	408	441	1,067	1,158	1,505
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	42	50	101	88	106
2001 - Unclassified	61	46	11	4	19
2001 - Utilities	5	4	1	8	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	98	105	359	359	436
2001 - Total	2,229	2,080	5,846	5,545	7,560
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	111	155	252	282	248
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	2	3
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	33	28	74	84	87
2002 - Construction	89	120	248	257	258
2002 - Educational Services	40	30	135	114	72
2002 - Finance & Insurance	206	144	377	393	496
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	336	314	961	885	1,034
2002 - Information	84	74	96	154	101
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	11	34	62	51	87
2002 - Manufacturing	68	109	267	454	271
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	330	306	787	799	1,276
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	273	265	643	667	862
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	91	73	225	207	335
2002 - Retail Trade	434	450	1,148	1,142	1,396
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	44	47	78	113	99
2002 - Unclassified	20	45	2	3	3
2002 - Utilities	2	4	4	3	6
2002 - Wholesale Trade	95	128	277	430	409
2002 - Total	2,268	2,326	5,637	6,041	7,043
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	135	145	235	246	226
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	1	0	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	39	30	86	84	85
2003 - Construction	122	114	221	239	240
2003 - Educational Services	37	25	157	106	65
2003 - Finance & Insurance	186	168	454	386	467
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	213	231	998	891	1,132
2003 - Information	97	47	83	112	197
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	15	22	54	72	57
2003 - Manufacturing	55	69	311	397	296
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	286	272	801	817	1,337
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	278	222	663	660	902
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	68	85	237	188	344
2003 - Retail Trade	417	435	1,111	1,026	1,593
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	46	42	96	111	86
2003 - Unclassified	64	18	0	2	2
2003 - Utilities	1	0	1	3	11
2003 - Wholesale Trade	94	126	330	323	424
2003 - Total	2,154	2,052	5,839	5,664	7,467
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	115	104	231	262	280
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	0	2	0	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	34	33	93	81	93
2004 - Construction	173	103	282	222	242
2004 - Educational Services	30	23	168	114	74
2004 - Finance & Insurance	142	201	387	409	511
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	201	187	940	868	1,278
2004 - Information	52	78	137	145	124
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	8	108	44	47
2004 - Manufacturing	54	98	315	369	287
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	267	230	775	774	1,306
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	267	224	714	685	914
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	88	60	207	224	354
2004 - Retail Trade	420	379	1,090	1,060	1,576
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	43	53	110	83	105
2004 - Unclassified	49	35	7	8	12
2004 - Utilities	3	4	3	1	7
2004 - Wholesale Trade	110	103	333	302	459
2004 - Total	2,060	1,923	5,902	5,651	7,673
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	116	142	246	258	226
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	6
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	51	28	124	71	76
2005 - Construction	169	141	254	271	257
2005 - Educational Services	31	27	153	112	95
2005 - Finance & Insurance	178	246	333	328	504
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	272	237	972	894	1,194
2005 - Information	47	58	97	147	150
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	13	17	61	64	52
2005 - Manufacturing	43	95	302	350	284
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	277	295	670	777	1,389
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	221	254	688	683	974
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	125	69	224	239	341
2005 - Retail Trade	430	424	1,023	1,144	1,570
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	42	35	105	103	102
2005 - Unclassified	15	51	1	3	7
2005 - Utilities	0	3	3	0	7
2005 - Wholesale Trade	87	75	314	315	442
2005 - Total	2,117	2,198	5,570	5,760	7,676

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Philadelphia County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,264,454	77.11%
Below Poverty Level	672,354	22.89%

Philadelphia County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Criminal Information Back to top
: 7,102
Philadelphia County Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
1990	4.634	0.463	0.317	1.043	15.239	26.906	16.315
1991	4.502	0.566	0.276	1.250	13.445	25.612	15.238
1992	3.854	0.509	0.265	1.288	10.104	24.746	13.978
1993	4.374	0.503	0.281	1.463	9.693	25.125	15.252
1994	4.363	0.462	0.259	1.602	9.042	25.885	16.200
1995	4.604	0.505	0.282	1.460	10.568	30.289	15.563
1996	3.885	0.421	0.275	1.754	8.979	26.427	13.263

Philadelphia County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Philadelphia County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	210,272	13.86%
10-19 Years	223,427	14.72%
20-29 Years	231,962	15.29%
30-39 Years	221,352	14.59%
40-49 Years	206,084	13.58%
50-59 Years	152,795	10.07%
60-69 Years	112,058	7.38%
70-79 Years	99,792	6.58%
80-89 Years	50,648	3.34%
90+ Years	9,160	0.60%

Philadelphia County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	705,107	46.46%
Female	812,443	53.54%

Philadelphia County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	646,123	42.58%
Caucasian	644,395	42.46%
Hispanic/Latino	128,928	8.50%
Asian	67,119	4.42%
Multiracial	24,726	1.63%
Amerindian	2,908	0.19%
Other Race	2,856	0.19%
Pacific Islander	495	0.03%

Philadelphia County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	412,700	25.80%
2.	Italian	280,278	17.52%
3.	German	246,116	15.39%
4.	Polish	131,016	8.19%
5.	English	89,026	5.57%
6.	United States Or American	55,686	3.48%
7.	Russian	52,750	3.30%
8.	African	39,140	2.45%
9.	Ukrainian	31,330	1.96%
10.	French Non-Basque	22,516	1.41%

Philadelphia County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,336,926	82.30%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	220,996	7.78%
3.	Chinese	32,182	1.13%
4.	Italian	29,444	1.04%
5.	Russian	26,508	0.93%
6.	French	20,458	0.72%
7.	Vietnamese	20,228	0.71%
8.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	13,724	0.48%
9.	Polish	12,750	0.45%
10.	Korean	11,888	0.42%

Philadelphia County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,760,690	90.96%
Naturalized immigrant	129,572	4.27%
Not a citizen	144,838	4.77%

Philadelphia County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Philadelphia County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Philadelphia County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

19019	19128	19161
19092	19129	19162
19093	19130	19170
19099	19131	19171
19101	19132	19172
19102	19133	19173
19103	19134	19175
19104	19135	19176
19105	19136	19177
19106	19137	19178
19107	19138	19179
19108	19139	19181
19109	19140	19182
19110	19141	19183
19111	19142	19184
19112	19143	19185
19114	19144	19187
19115	19145	19188
19116	19146	19191
19118	19147	19192
19119	19148	19193
19120	19149	19194
19121	19150	19195
19122	19151	19196
19123	19152	19197
19124	19153	19244
19125	19154	19255
19126	19155
19127	19160

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19143 (71,169)	19119 (28,873)	19197
19120 (68,831)	19133 (27,971)	19244
19124 (63,131)	19150 (25,274)	19195
19111 (58,874)	19125 (23,646)	19194
19134 (57,922)	19130 (22,874)	19192
19140 (57,125)	19103 (19,714)	19255
19104 (50,125)	19122 (19,589)	19177
19148 (48,573)	19126 (16,484)	19191
19149 (48,483)	19107 (12,340)	19161
19131 (47,044)	19153 (12,324)	19101
19144 (46,794)	19129 (10,748)	19099
19145 (45,647)	19123 (9,818)	19093
19139 (43,866)	19118 (9,608)	19105
19132 (41,709)	19106 (8,359)	19019
19136 (40,080)	19137 (8,069)	19110
19128 (36,420)	19127 (5,465)	19109
19146 (35,783)	19102 (4,396)	19108
19154 (35,606)	19112 (29)	19092
19141 (34,984)	19185	19155
19121 (34,935)	19187	19172
19138 (34,477)	19182	19173
19147 (32,680)	19179	19175
19116 (32,560)	19178	19171
19115 (31,853)	19181	19170
19152 (31,379)	19188	19160
19151 (31,255)	19183	19162
19114 (31,083)	19184	19176
19135 (30,881)	19193
19142 (29,063)	19196