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As of 2010, the per capita income of Philadelphia City School District is $20,170, which is lower than the state average of $26,374 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. Philadelphia City School District median household income is $36,251. On average Philadelphia City School District residents spend 29.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #354

Philadelphia City School District	20,170 USD
Pennsylvania	26,374 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	26,720 USD
Pennsylvania	29,294 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	29,659 USD
Pennsylvania	35,418 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	24,707 USD
Pennsylvania	23,363 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #442

Philadelphia City School District	34,400 USD
Pennsylvania	49,288 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	49,307 USD
Pennsylvania	65,878 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Philadelphia City School District		-1.14%
Pennsylvania		22.89%
U.S.		19.17%

*The Philadelphia City School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Philadelphia City School District		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.80%	$9,969, see rank	25.19%	$10,904	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	27.88%	$13,801, see rank	32.21%	$16,593	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	8.91%	$2,838, see rank	3.65%	$2,928	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	14.59%	$17,075, see rank	19.77%	$18,240	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	43,147 USD
Pennsylvania	61,890 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	58,626 USD
Pennsylvania	79,150 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Philadelphia City School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$44,024, see rank	$51,727	$52,480
Black	$27,216, see rank	$31,266	$33,578
Hispanic	$23,566, see rank	$32,244	$40,165
Asian	$36,829, see rank	$60,104	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,269, see rank	$33,641	$35,062
One Race, Other	$24,117, see rank	$29,343	$38,230
Two or More Races	$26,832, see rank	$33,196	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Philadelphia City School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$15,657, see rank	$22,689	$24,143
25 to 44	$40,415, see rank	$55,726	$54,024
45 to 64	$40,213, see rank	$61,185	$60,683
65 or over	$23,808, see rank	$31,364	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Philadelphia City School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,227,006	see rank	10,273,564	243,832,923
Male¹	568,088	46.30%, see rank	48.16%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	346,851	61.06%, see rank	68.19%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	372	0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	346,479	60.99%, see rank	68.07%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	284,618	82.15%, see rank	89.50%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61,861	17.85%, see rank	10.50%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	221,237	38.94%, see rank	31.81%	30.22%
Female¹	658,918	53.70%, see rank	51.84%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	363,024	55.09%, see rank	58.13%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	363,024	55.09%, see rank	58.12%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	312,903	86.19%, see rank	91.37%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50,121	13.81%, see rank	8.63%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	295,894	44.91%, see rank	41.87%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Philadelphia City School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	583,734	100%	5,723,063	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	291,003	49.85%, see rank	77.01%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52,138	8.93%, see rank	8.82%	9.69%
Public Transportation	158,717	27.19%, see rank	5.42%	4.94%
Walked	48,318	8.28%, see rank	3.82%	2.77%
Other Means	17,092	2.93%, see rank	1.22%	1.70%
Worked at Home	16,466	2.82%, see rank	3.71%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Philadelphia City School District	29.1 minutes
Pennsylvania	23.9 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Philadelphia City School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	597,521	-	5,842,790	139,033,928
Male¹	284,618	47.63%, see rank	51.59%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,135	29.91%, see rank	32.69%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	62,208	21.86%, see rank	13.89%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54,363	19.10%, see rank	17.27%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	132	0.05%, see rank	0.60%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,867	6.63%, see rank	8.73%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51,154	17.97%, see rank	20.55%	17.70%
Female¹	312,903	52.37%, see rank	48.41%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124,198	39.69%, see rank	39.80%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	77,490	24.76%, see rank	20.90%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	94,352	30.15%, see rank	32.59%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	231	0.07%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	336	0.11%, see rank	0.19%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,692	5.01%, see rank	6.00%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Philadelphia City School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	597,521	100%	5,842,790	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,065	0.18%, see rank	1.34%	1.90%
Construction	21,677	3.63%, see rank	5.80%	6.25%
Manufacturing	42,841	7.17%, see rank	12.22%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	11,982	2.01%, see rank	2.85%	2.83%
Retail Trade	60,638	10.15%, see rank	11.80%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30,368	5.08%, see rank	5.08%	4.92%
Information	11,409	1.91%, see rank	1.80%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36,268	6.07%, see rank	6.38%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	70,778	11.85%, see rank	9.52%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	182,275	30.51%, see rank	26.11%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	58,846	9.85%, see rank	8.20%	9.25%
Public Administration	38,621	6.46%, see rank	4.24%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30,753	5.15%, see rank	4.65%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Philadelphia City School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	397,083	26.70%, see rank	13.40%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	65,956	21.34%, see rank	9.33%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.