Montgomery County vs. Philadelphia County

	Montgomery County (PA)	Philadelphia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	828,604	1,584,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	799,872	1,526,009
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	799,874	1,526,006
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	52.7%
White alone, percent	79.6%	44.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.9%	43.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	8.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.3%	34.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	40,892	59,623
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	13.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	336,193	688,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$305,800	$156,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,073	$1,299
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$779	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,253	$1,007
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.4%	33.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,530	3,239
Households, 2014-2018	313,949	594,778
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	23.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.3%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.2%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.7%	8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,723,215	3,551,722
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,980,211	17,972,603
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,574,655	19,718,568
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,692,109	13,181,887
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,036,285	12,241,299
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,836	$7,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	33.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$88,166	$43,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,776	$26,557
Persons in poverty, percent	5.9%	24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	26,328	28,164
Total employment, 2017	508,632	636,708
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,280,333	36,754,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	72,867	100,651
All firms, 2012	81,437	104,439
Men-owned firms, 2012	49,306	55,745
Women-owned firms, 2012	23,821	40,906
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,000	48,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	68,260	51,842
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,572	8,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	69,382	92,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	22.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,655.9	11,379.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	483.04	134.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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