ZIP Code 19143

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 62,503
Median household income: $47,964
Median home value: $152,000

ZIP Code 19143 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, home to about 62,503 residents. Its median household income of $47,964 runs below the Philadelphia County figure of $60,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19143's population declined 3.3% from 64,630 to 62,503, while its median gross rent rose 31.1% from $942 to $1,235.

31.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,503
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,964
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 31,391
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,63062,503

Median household income

$34,579$47,964

Median home value

$94,300$152,000

Median gross rent

$942$1,235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,630	$34,579	$94,300	$942
2020	62,927	$37,434	$107,000	$980
2021	63,861	$38,928	$113,000	$1,072
2022	63,186	$41,764	$135,300	$1,186
2023	62,503	$47,964	$152,000	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,343	6.9%
5 to 17	10,064	16.1%
18 to 24	5,783	9.3%
25 to 34	12,639	20.2%
35 to 44	8,318	13.3%
45 to 54	6,991	11.2%
55 to 64	6,390	10.2%
65 to 74	4,554	7.3%
75 and over	3,421	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,102	14.6%
Black or African American	45,369	72.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	1,598	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.1%
Some other race	416	0.7%
Two or more races	3,386	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,537	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,739	8.8%
High school graduate	13,989	33.1%
Some college or associate's	11,240	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,540	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,805	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone40.7%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit29.5%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,375	40.7%
Carpooled	918	3.3%
Public transit	8,267	29.5%
Walked	1,463	5.2%
Bicycle	913	3.3%
Worked from home	4,250	15.2%
Other means	796	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,473	10.4%
15 to 29 min	7,110	30.0%
30 to 44 min	7,815	32.9%
45 to 59 min	2,589	10.9%
60+ min	3,745	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 23.1% (14,304 of 61,942)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,361	49.2%
Nonfamily households	13,774	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,135	86.4%
Vacant	4,256	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,535	49.9%
Renter-occupied	13,600	50.1%

1-unit, detached6.9%

1-unit, attached65.7%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,172	6.9%
1-unit, attached	20,633	65.7%
2 to 4 units	4,959	15.8%
5 to 19 units	1,782	5.7%
20 or more units	1,820	5.8%
Mobile home & other	25	0.1%

ZIP Code 19143

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