ZIP Code 19153

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 12,396
Median household income: $53,434
Median home value: $198,700

Covering part of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 19153 has about 12,396 residents. At $53,434, its median household income sits below Philadelphia County's $60,698.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 19153's population declined 4.7% from 13,006 to 12,396, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $1,121 to $1,341.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $1,341.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,396
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,434
Median home value: $198,700
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 5,965
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,00612,396

Median household income

$48,177$53,434

Median home value

$143,200$198,700

Median gross rent

$1,121$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,006	$48,177	$143,200	$1,121
2020	12,909	$54,485	$150,700	$1,209
2021	12,810	$57,830	$155,900	$1,273
2022	12,223	$53,029	$177,800	$1,319
2023	12,396	$53,434	$198,700	$1,341

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	444	3.6%
5 to 17	2,293	18.5%
18 to 24	827	6.7%
25 to 34	1,874	15.1%
35 to 44	1,645	13.3%
45 to 54	1,428	11.5%
55 to 64	1,319	10.6%
65 to 74	1,585	12.8%
75 and over	981	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,118	9.0%
Black or African American	9,684	78.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	339	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	78	0.6%
Two or more races	601	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	558	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	742	8.4%
High school graduate	3,021	34.2%
Some college or associate's	2,599	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,539	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	931	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone56.2%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit24.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,754	56.2%
Carpooled	466	9.5%
Public transit	1,183	24.1%
Walked	1	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	400	8.2%
Other means	95	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	8.4%
15 to 29 min	1,794	39.9%
30 to 44 min	1,230	27.3%
45 to 59 min	727	16.2%
60+ min	372	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 21.3% (2,601 of 12,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,927	51.1%
Nonfamily households	2,799	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,726	96.0%
Vacant	239	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,016	52.7%
Renter-occupied	2,710	47.3%

1-unit, detached3.7%

1-unit, attached59.3%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	3.7%
1-unit, attached	3,539	59.3%
2 to 4 units	1,268	21.3%
5 to 19 units	257	4.3%
20 or more units	683	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 19153

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