Philadelphia County vs. Montgomery County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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