ZIP Code 19139

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 44,619
Median household income: $38,701
Median home value: $118,700

ZIP Code 19139 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, home to about 44,619 residents. The median household income of $38,701 is below the Philadelphia County median ($60,698).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 19139's population declined 3.8% from 46,397 to 44,619, while its median gross rent rose 26.1% from $880 to $1,110.

2.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,619
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $38,701
Median home value: $118,700
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 23,896
Homeownership rate: 39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,39744,619

Median household income

$30,633$38,701

Median home value

$83,300$118,700

Median gross rent

$880$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,397	$30,633	$83,300	$880
2020	45,198	$30,490	$88,600	$921
2021	45,642	$32,531	$93,500	$953
2022	46,041	$36,730	$115,900	$1,056
2023	44,619	$38,701	$118,700	$1,110

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,002	6.7%
5 to 17	7,560	16.9%
18 to 24	4,245	9.5%
25 to 34	8,717	19.5%
35 to 44	4,737	10.6%
45 to 54	4,947	11.1%
55 to 64	5,336	12.0%
65 to 74	3,648	8.2%
75 and over	2,427	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,440	7.7%
Black or African American	36,341	81.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	0.2%
Asian	1,133	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	595	1.3%
Two or more races	1,620	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,390	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,080	13.7%
High school graduate	10,042	33.7%
Some college or associate's	9,165	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,273	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,252	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone43.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit27.6%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,838	43.1%
Carpooled	1,050	5.8%
Public transit	5,014	27.6%
Walked	1,072	5.9%
Bicycle	281	1.5%
Worked from home	2,571	14.1%
Other means	364	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,223	14.2%
15 to 29 min	4,844	31.0%
30 to 44 min	4,712	30.2%
45 to 59 min	1,548	9.9%
60+ min	2,292	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 28.9% (12,687 of 43,905)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,114	51.8%
Nonfamily households	9,404	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,518	81.7%
Vacant	4,378	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,693	39.4%
Renter-occupied	11,825	60.6%

1-unit, detached2.6%

1-unit, attached61.0%

2 to 4 units19.9%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	626	2.6%
1-unit, attached	14,588	61.0%
2 to 4 units	4,754	19.9%
5 to 19 units	1,397	5.8%
20 or more units	2,494	10.4%
Mobile home & other	37	0.2%

ZIP Code 19139

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Race & ethnicity

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