Philadelphia, PA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	National
Income per capita	$43,754	$45,532	$44,883
Median household income	$72,881	$80,478	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,478	$100,571	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,127	$46,621	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,227	$57,544	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,704	$39,017	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.1%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Philadelphia is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Philadelphia is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Philadelphia is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Philadelphia is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,582 $72,881 $145,762

City

$53,646 $80,478 $160,956

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Philadelphia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.9%	7.9%
Manufacturing sector	8.4%	8.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	18.5%	18.5%
Other	30.5%	30.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	$325,363	300.0%
Rose Valley, PA	1,190	$283,512	248.6%
Haverford College, PA	1,268	$263,552	224.0%
Haddonfield, NJ	11,585	$229,576	182.3%
Springdale, NJ	14,396	$226,530	178.5%
Philadelphia, PA	1,632,157	$72,881	10.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
San Antonio, TX	1,573,237	$80,765	0.7%
Phoenix, AZ	1,698,457	$90,751	11.6%
San Diego, CA	1,466,871	$124,304	52.8%
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Dallas, TX	1,391,819	$82,096	0.9%
Philadelphia, PA	1,632,157	$72,881	10.4%

Source: The Philadelphia, PA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.