Philadelphia, PA Profile

Philadelphia, PA, population 1,547,297, is located in Pennsylvania's Philadelphia county, about 48.5 miles from Allentown and 70.4 miles from Elizabeth.

Through the 90's Philadelphia's population has declined by about 4%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Philadelphia has declined by about 4%. Since 2005 Philadelphia's population has grown by about 2%.

Philadelphia's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Philadelphia tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	45%
	African American	43%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	8%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,517,542	N/A
2001	1,512,507	-0.33%
2002	1,510,550	-0.13%
2003	1,510,068	-0.03%
2004	1,514,658	0.30%
2005	1,517,628	0.20%
2006	1,520,251	0.17%
2007	1,530,031	0.64%
2008	1,540,351	0.67%
2009	1,547,297	0.45%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$30,746

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,410
2002	1,316
2003	1,378
2004	1,408
2005	1,467
2006	1,562
2007	1,475
2008	1,441
2009	1,238
2010	1,189

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	309	1,014	9,604	10,477
2002	288	1,035	8,869	9,865
2003	348	1,004	9,617	9,651
2004	330	1,001	9,757	9,814
2005	377	1,024	10,069	10,139
2006	406	960	10971	10546
2007	392	956	10258	9574
2008	331	1038	9618	9784
2009	302	896	9037	8928
2010	306	945	8363	8921

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,773
2002	4,155
2003	4,175
2004	4,105
2005	4,102
2006	4,275
2007	4,305
2008	4,343
2009	3,611
2010	3,708

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	11,629	45,318	15,527
2002	11,244	38,789	13,302
2003	10,656	37,864	13,934
2004	10,536	37,808	12,587
2005	10,960	38,039	11,420
2006	11542	39413	11657
2007	11524	39167	11104
2008	12845	40681	9058
2009	10969	37941	6978
2010	10796	39924	7068