ZIP Code 19138

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 31,737
Median household income: $51,586
Median home value: $167,300

ZIP Code 19138 (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 31,737 residents. At $51,586, its median household income sits below Philadelphia County's $60,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19138's population declined 3.1% from 32,766 to 31,737, while its median gross rent rose 20.6% from $972 to $1,172.

17.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,737
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,586
Median home value: $167,300
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 13,836
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,76631,737

Median household income

$41,105$51,586

Median home value

$124,800$167,300

Median gross rent

$972$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,766	$41,105	$124,800	$972
2020	33,711	$43,556	$128,600	$1,024
2021	33,197	$44,455	$134,300	$1,000
2022	32,471	$48,091	$152,800	$1,137
2023	31,737	$51,586	$167,300	$1,172

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,934	6.1%
5 to 17	6,046	19.1%
18 to 24	2,337	7.4%
25 to 34	4,727	14.9%
35 to 44	3,994	12.6%
45 to 54	4,140	13.0%
55 to 64	3,697	11.6%
65 to 74	2,685	8.5%
75 and over	2,177	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	828	2.6%
Black or African American	28,689	90.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	37	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.1%
Two or more races	1,222	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	922	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,451	11.4%
High school graduate	8,037	37.5%
Some college or associate's	7,088	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,186	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,658	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone53.8%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit24.5%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,137	53.8%
Carpooled	484	3.6%
Public transit	3,253	24.5%
Walked	345	2.6%
Bicycle	86	0.6%
Worked from home	1,655	12.5%
Other means	314	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,278	11.0%
15 to 29 min	2,496	21.5%
30 to 44 min	5,120	44.1%
45 to 59 min	1,494	12.9%
60+ min	1,231	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.6% (7,055 of 31,248)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,471	58.3%
Nonfamily households	5,352	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,823	92.7%
Vacant	1,013	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,250	64.3%
Renter-occupied	4,573	35.7%

1-unit, detached4.3%

1-unit, attached75.9%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	589	4.3%
1-unit, attached	10,502	75.9%
2 to 4 units	1,806	13.1%
5 to 19 units	207	1.5%
20 or more units	676	4.9%
Mobile home & other	56	0.4%

ZIP Code 19138

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