Philadelphia County vs. Bucks County

	Philadelphia County (PA)	Bucks County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,584,138	628,195
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.8%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,526,009	625,266
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,526,006	625,249
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	18.6%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	50.9%
White alone, percent	44.8%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	43.7%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	7.8%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.2%	5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.4%	83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	59,623	34,363
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	688,833	251,515
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.0%	76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$156,800	$323,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,299	$2,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$451	$793
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,007	$1,207
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	33.2%	19.3%
Building permits, 2018	3,239	907
Households, 2014-2018	594,778	237,383
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.7%	90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	23.1%	11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.1%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.7%	87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.9%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	40.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,551,722	1,136,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,972,603	3,735,597
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	19,718,568	9,681,380
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,181,887	12,999,722
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,241,299	10,185,137
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,910	$16,243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.4	30.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,744	$86,055
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,557	$44,103
Persons in poverty, percent	24.3%	5.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	28,164	19,355
Total employment, 2017	636,708	252,929
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	36,754,200	11,813,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	100,651	54,140
All firms, 2012	104,439	64,386
Men-owned firms, 2012	55,745	40,579
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,906	17,690
Minority-owned firms, 2012	48,743	5,202
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	51,842	57,516
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,061	6,536
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	92,065	55,244
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.5%	1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.6%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.8%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.8%	24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	11,379.5	1,034.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	134.10	604.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Philadelphia county (PA) and Bucks county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.