19124 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19124, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19124 is a zip code in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, which covers Philadelphia, with a total population of 71,496 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19124 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19124.

The estimated population of people living in 19124 is 71,496, with a median age of 32.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19124 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
71,496
 -0.5% +3.76%
2020
71,858
+2.21%
-
2019
70,304
+1.94%
-
2018
68,965
+0.09%
-
2017
68,905
 - -

Population of 19124 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19124 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
15.3%
14.6%
 +4.79%
Black/African American
30.3%
37.2%
 -18.55%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
47.5%
39.4%
 +20.56%
Asian
4.3%
5.5%
 -21.82%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2%
2%
 0.00%
Other
0.4%
1.1%
 -63.64%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19124 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19124 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19124 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19124 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 32.6 +1.56% 31.5 +2.61% 33.7 +2.12%
2020 32.1 +3.55% 30.7 +10.83% 33 -0.3%
2019 31 0% 27.7 -1.07% 33.1 -1.49%
2018 31 +0.32% 28 +2.56% 33.6 -0.3%
2017 30.9 - 27.3 - 33.7 -

The median age of the 19124 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19124 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 5,423 +10.68% 5,850 +1.4% 6,000 5,856
10 to 19 6,687 -2.87% 5,593 -1.37% 6,484 5,515
20 to 29 5,112 -6.07% 4,944 -11.01% 4,805 4,419
30 to 39 4,065 +7.14% 5,492 0.43% 4,342 5,472
40 to 49 4,438 +17.43% 5,403 -19.11% 5,261 4,431
50 to 59 3,510 +13.09% 4,630 -2.09% 3,985 4,496
60 to 69 1,654 +59.75% 2,994 +13.35% 2,877 3,377
70+ 1,337 +31.49% 1,773 +34.81% 1,713 2,463

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19124 zip code is $38,293.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19124.

  • Under 25
    $34,111.00
  • 25 to 44
    $38,293.00
  • 45 to 64
    $46,238.00
  • 65 and over
    $30,121.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19124 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19124, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19124 is currently $60,548.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.31% of households in 19124 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19124 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    34.56%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.83%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.75%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.53%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.70%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.32%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.31%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19124 is $21,160.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19124 by the total population of 19124.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19124 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19124 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.30%
  • Bachelor's degree
    15.82%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.55%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    62.27%
  • Less than high school diploma
    6.06%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19124 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19124 zip over the age of 16 is 51,564.

Of those people, a total of 58.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19124 is 51.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19124 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,923 30.50% 55.60%
20 to 24 years 4,032 69.40% 16.20%
25 to 29 years 5,192 76.30% 18.40%
30 to 34 years 5,796 63.60% 13.40%
35 to 44 years 9,392 74.40% 8.60%
45 to 54 years 8,798 70.40% 7.40%
55 to 59 years 4,001 66.40% 6.30%
60 to 64 years 4,087 39.90% 2.10%
65 to 74 years 3,881 21.80% 7.20%
75 years and over 2,462 10.20% 12.40%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19124. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 14,992 51.10% 9.00%
Black or African American 18,768 62.00% 16.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native 208 45.70% 33.70%
Asian 2,208 53.30% 9.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 57 100.00% 0.00%
Other 11,489 57.10% 9.40%
Two or more races 3,842 78.70% 10.70%
Hispanic or Latino 21,605 63.00% 9.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,509 44.20% 8.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19124 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19124 is 26,510, with median earnings of $32,709.00.

Women in 19124 are earning approximately 97.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 26,510 $32,709.00
Male 12,727 $33,043.00
Female 13,783 $32,246.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19124 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,212 $47,222.00
Business and Financial 889 $60,638.00
Computer and Mathematical 312 $43,056.00
Architecture and Engineering 169 $75,402.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 85 $46,955.00
Community and Social Service 578 $46,905.00
Legal 63 $0.00
Educational and Library 1,372 $37,298.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 83 $12,694.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,930 $64,315.00
Healthcare Support 2,547 $27,820.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 983 $34,018.00
Law Enforcement 166 $57,188.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,107 $14,244.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,712 $25,743.00
Personal Care and Service 1,053 $12,062.00
Sales 2,489 $26,416.00
Office and Administrative Support 3,137 $42,083.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,165 $29,697.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 811 $65,287.00
Production 1,874 $34,200.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,172 $28,380.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19124 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19124.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 458 $43,780.00 754 $53,237.00
Business and Financial 316 $60,102.00 573 $71,141.00
Computer and Mathematical 218 $43,944.00 94 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 169 $75,402.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 51 $0.00 34 $0.00
Community and Social Service 128 $46,369.00 450 $47,917.00
Legal 63 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 387 $93,468.00 985 $36,094.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 83 $12,694.00
Healthcare Practitioners 605 $73,125.00 1,325 $46,686.00
Healthcare Support 381 $31,497.00 2,166 $25,813.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 866 $42,584.00 117 $23,661.00
Law Enforcement 115 $37,102.00 51 $77,019.00
Food Preparation and Serving 587 $16,782.00 520 $12,073.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,118 $25,313.00 594 $26,486.00
Personal Care and Service 350 $9,444.00 703 $12,276.00
Sales 1,099 $26,989.00 1,390 $25,104.00
Office and Administrative Support 665 $30,573.00 2,472 $42,274.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,085 $30,404.00 80 $14,881.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 811 $65,287.00 0 $0.00
Production 1,146 $44,836.00 728 $24,433.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,042 $29,135.00 130 $27,391.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 24,377 households in 19124, with an average household size of 2.91 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 15,619 families living in the 19124 zip code with an average family size of 3.71 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19124:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,452 2,435 6,732 8,758
Average Household Size 3.79 3.26 4.14 1.22
Total Families 6,452 2,435 6,732 0
Average Household Size 3.77 2.87 3.95 0

Poverty

Of the 15,619 families living in 19124, 26.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19124:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 26,504 housing units in 19124.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 24,377 91.97%
Vacant 2,127 8.03%

33.60% of the total 26,504 housing units in 19124 are rental units. This is approximately 8,906 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 15,085 are occupied by the owner - or 56.92% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19124 is $945.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19124 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    386
  • Less than $500
    843
  • $500 to $999
    4,298
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,979
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    572
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    212
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    2

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19124 is $111,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19124 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,181
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    4,779
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4,988
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,157
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,146
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    637
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    182
  • $1,000,000 or more
    15

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19124. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19124 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    10,837
  • 1940 to 1949
    5,768
  • 1950 to 1959
    4,988
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,660
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,705
  • 1980 to 1989
    716
  • 1990 to 1999
    525
  • 2000 to 2009
    217
  • 2010 to 2013
    88
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19124 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    7,034
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,716
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,749
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,878

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19124 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19124 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19124.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    400
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    731
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,017
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,262
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,455
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,212
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    5,394
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    876
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,174
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    3,641
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    2,450
  • 90 or more minutes
    746

Summary

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