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Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Demographics

Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area is the 8th most populous of 184 combined statistical areas in the United States, with 7,379,677 residents across 7,336 square miles. That is about 1,006 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 7,379,677
Land area 7,336 sq mi
Density 1,006 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area compares to the US

Indicator Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area US
% Households: No Vehicle Available Vehicle Availability by Household (2024) 12 8.4 +41% vs US
Hospitals Points of interest 129 7,840 −26% vs US per capita
Parks Points of interest 3,215 187,321 −23% vs US per capita
% With No High School Diploma or GED Educational Attainment (2024) 8.3 10 −21% vs US
Childcare & preschools Points of interest 354 13,461 +18% vs US per capita
% Households: No Internet Access Internet Subscription Status (2024) 5.7 6.6 −13% vs US
% With Bachelor's or Higher Educational Attainment (2024) 40 36 +13% vs US
Median Household Income Median Household Income (2024 - Computed) ~89,351 ~80,460 +11% vs US
% Commute 1hr+ Travel Time to Work - 2024 9.5 8.6 +10% vs US
Grocery stores Points of interest 842 41,172 −8% vs US per capita
% Renter Occupied Home Ownership (2024) 33 35 −7% vs US
Restaurants Points of interest 4,674 223,155 −6% vs US per capita
% One-Person Households Household Size (2024) 30 29 +4% vs US
Bars & pubs Points of interest 818 38,125 −4% vs US per capita
% Owner Occupied Home Ownership (2024) 67 65 +4% vs US
% Family Households Household Size (2024) 63 64 ≈ US

Estimates from American Community Survey data aggregated over census tracts; each value is compared against the national figure computed the same way. Counts marked "per capita" compare rates, not totals. Points-of-interest counts © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Central Location: Franklinville, Philadelphia, PA

Measuring from Franklinville, Philadelphia, PA: the population-weighted center of Philadelphia, PA, the largest city in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, from census tracts. Open any row to explore it in the radius tool.

Population Sq mi Per sq mi
5 min 155,183 8.9 17,526 Open →
10 min 589,364 36.6 16,110 Open →
15 min 1,221,124 92.5 13,196 Open →
30 min 3,455,264 711.1 4,859 Open →
45 min 5,395,816 2,166.7 2,490 Open →
1 hr 6,787,785 4,315.4 1,573 Open →

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Counties in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Philadelphia County, PA 1,603,797 134.4 11,937
County Montgomery 856,553 483.0 1,773
Bucks County 646,538 604.4 1,070
Delaware County, PA 576,967 183.8 3,139
County New Castle 570,573 426.3 1,338
Chester County 534,419 750.5 712
Camden County, NJ 523,485 221.4 2,365
Burlington County, NJ 461,860 799.3 578
County Berks 428,849 856.5 501
County Gloucester 302,294 322.0 939
Atlantic County, NJ 274,512 555.5 494
Kent County, DE 181,865 586.1 310
Cumberland County, NJ 154,152 483.4 319
Cecil County 103,728 346.3 300
Cape May County, NJ 95,248 251.5 379
Salem County, NJ 64,837 331.9 195

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This page shows demographics for a US combined statistical area from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, and how the region compares to national averages.

Combined areas are built from whole counties, listed below. Statistics aggregate the member counties' census tracts.

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