Postal Codes

19144 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19144 covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 48,542 and a median household income of $45,727.

Population
48,54213,528 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$45,72740% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
26.2%13.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$184,426down 13.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,110about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
35.1%about the US average
Homeownership
35.1%29.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
673

Where 19144 is

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population48,542
Median age35.2
Family households42.6%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.6%
White (non-Hispanic)19.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)68.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans3.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$45,727
Income per person$31,205
Poverty rate26.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance35.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.9%
$10–15k10.9%
$15–20k6.8%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,430
Mean adjusted gross income$50,764
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k34.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$224,600
Median gross rent$1,110
Rent as a share of household income34.2%
Owner-occupied35.1%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house7.3%
Attached house41.8%
2 to 4 units17.1%
5 to 19 units8.8%
20 or more units25%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$184,426as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57%
Typical asking rent$1,499as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$217,987$68,577

$68,577 in 2000 to $184,426 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,499$975

$975 in 2017 to $1,499 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home18.6%
Drives to work alone47.5%
Takes public transport21%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist54.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost23.1% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments673
People employed9,558
Annual payroll$420,963,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 50.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.4 out of 100
Community resilience38.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave90.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought4.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$45,727$76,081$78,538
Income per person$31,205$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate26.2%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$224,600$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,110$1,162$1,348
Homeownership35.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate10%5.2%5.2%
Works from home18.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age35.240.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPHILA FRANKLIN INST, PA US8.4 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January41.6°F / 27.8°F3.61 in rain, 6.4 in snow
February44.9°F / 29.6°F3.34 in rain, 4 in snow
March53.5°F / 36.4°F4.54 in rain, 2 in snow
April65.9°F / 46.3°F4 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.7°F / 56.3°F4.06 in rain
June84.9°F / 65.9°F4.77 in rain
July89.3°F / 71.4°F4.75 in rain
August87.2°F / 69.5°F4.95 in rain
September80.3°F / 62.7°F4.88 in rain
October68.1°F / 51.1°F4.15 in rain
November56.4°F / 41.3°F3.37 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December46.5°F / 33.2°F4.27 in rain, 3.5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Philadelphia City School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability14.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

19141 Philadelphia, PA2.4 km away
19119 Philadelphia, PA2.6 km away
19129 Philadelphia, PA2.7 km away
19138 Philadelphia, PA2.9 km away
19140 Philadelphia, PA3.4 km away
19126 Philadelphia, PA3.9 km away
19132 Philadelphia, PA4.3 km away
19128 Philadelphia, PA4.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Philadelphia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.59 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density13,528 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0338, -75.1731

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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