Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Philadelphia Population: 1517550 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 705107 46.46% Female 812443 53.54%       Under 5 years 98161 6.47% 5 to 9 years 112111 7.39% 10 to 14 years 112726 7.43% 15 to 19 years 110701 7.29% 20 to 24 years 117609 7.75% 25 to 34 years 224864 14.82% 35 to 44 years 219910 14.49% 45 to 54 years 182530 12.03% 55 to 59 years 67280 4.43% 60 to 64 years 57936 3.82% 65 to 74 years 107048 7.05% 75 to 84 years 79335 5.23% 85 years and over 27339 1.8%       Median age (years) 34.2       18 years and over 1134081 74.73% Male 510257 33.62% Female 623824 41.11% 21 years and over 1058316 69.74% 62 years and over 247867 16.33% 65 years and over 213722 14.08% Male 79821 5.26% Female 133901 8.82%       Race     One race % White 683267 45.02% Black or African American 655824 43.22% American Indian and Alaska Native 4073 0.27% Asian 67654 4.46% Asian indian 12819 0.84% Chinese 17783 1.17% Filipino 4012 0.26% Japanese 1216 0.08% Korean 6556 0.43% Vietnamese 11608 0.76% Other Asian 13660 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 729 0.05% Native Hawaiian 183 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 121 0.01% Samoan 157 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 268 0.02% Some other race 72429 4.77% Two or more races 33574 2.21%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 1517550 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 128928 8.5% Mexican 6220 0.41% Puerto Rican 91527 6.03% Cuban 2730 0.18% Other Hispanic or Latino 28451 1.87% Not Hispanic or Latino 1388622 91.5% White alone 644395 42.46%       Relationship     Total Population 1517550 100.00% In households 1462819 96.39% Householder 590071 38.88% Spouse 189291 12.47% Child 453578 29.89% Own child under 18 years 309461 20.39% Other relatives 139386 9.18% Under 18 years 64201 4.23% Nonrelatives 90493 5.96% Unmarried partner 35229 2.32% In group quarters 54731 3.61% Institutionalized population 20411 1.34% Non-Institutionalized population 34320 2.26%       Households by Type     Total Households 590071 100.0 % Family households (families) 352331 59.71% With own children under 18 years 162905 27.61% Married-couple family 189291 32.08% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 131332 22.26% With own children under 18 years 69731 11.82% Non Family households 237740 40.29% Householder living alone 199515 33.81% Householder 65 years and over 70017 11.87%       Households with individuals under 18 years 195468 33.13% Households with individuals 65 years and over 159463 27.02%       Average Household size 2.48 Average family size 3.22       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 661958 100.00% Occupied housing units 590071 89.14% Vacant housing units 71887 10.86% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1790 0.27% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 590071 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 349633 59.25% Renter-occupied housing units. 240438 40.75%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.65 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.23

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