Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706Residents
$61,953Median household income
$1,397/moMedian gross rent
$243,100Median home value
35.3Median age
35%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
52%Homes lived in by their owners
3.9×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 27% of the median household income in Philadelphia.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $56,000 a year. In Pennsylvania that leaves roughly $3,788 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $55,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.