Hannibal vs Philadelphia

A side-by-side comparison of Hannibal and Philadelphia: population, income, housing, and more.

Hannibal and Philadelphia are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hannibal has the higher population (16,825 vs 250 in Philadelphia). Hannibal has the higher median household income ($54,071 vs $50,000 in Philadelphia). Hannibal has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $87,500 in Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
Population	16,825	250
Median age	38.3 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,071	$50,000
Median home value	$126,300	$87,500
Median gross rent	$821	$442
Housing units	7,746	104
Homeownership rate	63.5%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
Population	17,320 → 16,825 (-2.9%)	186 → 250 (+34.4%)
Median household income	$42,906 → $54,071 (+26.0%)	$40,417 → $50,000 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $126,300 (+19.9%)	$103,600 → $87,500 (-15.5%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $821 (+15.8%)	$610 → $442 (-27.5%)

Hannibal

Population

17,32016,825

Median household income

$42,906$54,071

Median home value

$105,300$126,300

Median gross rent

$709$821

Philadelphia

Population

186250

Median household income

$40,417$50,000

Median home value

$103,600$87,500

Median gross rent

$610$442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
Under 5	7.5%	1.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	28.8%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	20.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	3.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.6%
75 and over	7.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
No high school diploma	11.3%	1.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
Drove alone	75.0%	88.5%
Carpooled	13.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
1-unit, detached	72.8%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Hannibal	Philadelphia
Poverty rate	17.3%	25.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1962	1985