Bucks County vs. Philadelphia County

	Bucks County (PA)	Philadelphia County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	628,195	1,584,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.5%	3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	625,266	1,526,009
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	625,249	1,526,006
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	52.7%
White alone, percent	88.4%	44.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.4%	43.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	5.1%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.5%	15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.8%	34.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	34,363	59,623
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	13.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	251,515	688,833
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	53.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$323,300	$156,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,140	$1,299
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$793	$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,207	$1,007
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.3%	33.2%
Building permits, 2018	907	3,239
Households, 2014-2018	237,383	594,778
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.8%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.9%	23.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.9%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	40.5%	28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.5%	60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,136,076	3,551,722
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,735,597	17,972,603
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	9,681,380	19,718,568
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,999,722	13,181,887
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,185,137	12,241,299
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,243	$7,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	33.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$86,055	$43,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,103	$26,557
Persons in poverty, percent	5.7%	24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,355	28,164
Total employment, 2017	252,929	636,708
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,813,516	36,754,200
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	54,140	100,651
All firms, 2012	64,386	104,439
Men-owned firms, 2012	40,579	55,745
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,690	40,906
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,202	48,743
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	57,516	51,842
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,536	8,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,244	92,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	22.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.5%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.9%	31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,034.7	11,379.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	604.31	134.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bucks county (PA) and Philadelphia county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.