Cities / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

1,579,706 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 83°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Philadelphia)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHL

7 mi — Philadelphia International Airport

Population & People

Population

1,579,706

Median age

35.3

Median household income

$61,953

Poverty rate

21.4%

Unemployment rate

8.1%

Bachelor's degree+

35.4%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

15.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$243,100

Median gross rent

$1,397/mo

Homeownership rate

51.79%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,810

HUD Fair Market Rent (Philadelphia County, 4 mi from Philadelphia), 2026. Efficiency $1397, 1BR $1520, 2BR $1810, 3BR $2170, 4BR $2423. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

722.56

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

7 mi away

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

73 mi away

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

87 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).