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| Philadelphia |
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| Population 2000: | 1,517,550 |
| Population 2002: | 1,492,231 |
| Area codes: | 215, 267, 610 |
| Land area: | 135.1 square miles |
| Elevation: | 40 feet |
| Foreign born: | 9.0% (3.5% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.1% Latin America) |
| County: | Philadelphia |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (26.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.5%), Retail trade (10.4%). |
| Population growth: | -25,319 (-1.67%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 43.2% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 42.5% |
| Hispanic: | 8.5% |
| Other race: | 4.8% |
| Two or more races: | 2.2% |
| Chinese: | 1.2% |
| Other Asian: | 0.9% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.8% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.8% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 40.8% |
| Now married: | 36.8% |
| Widowed: | 9.4% |
| Divorced: | 8.6% |
| Separated: | 4.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $59,700 |
| Household income: | $30,746 |
| Resident age: | 34.2 years |
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| Philadelphia Compared to Pennsylvania State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 71.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 17.9% |
| Unemployed: | 10.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 575.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 murders: | 288 (18.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 38,789 (2544.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 13,302 (872.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 11,244 (737.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 9,865 (647.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 8,869 (581.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 1,035 (67.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 13.6% |
| Italian: | 9.2% |
| German: | 8.1% |
| Polish: | 4.3% |
| English: | 2.9% |
| United States: | 1.8% |