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Philadelphia planning district · PA

Lower Southwest

Philadelphia · ACS 2020–2024 · calculated from member tracts

Available evidence

Not connected: home value, rent, household income.

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People & homes · ACS 2020–2024

Age and housing, at a glance

Two different views of the area: residents by age, and occupied homes by tenure.

Age distribution

41,209 people · ± 2,675 approximate 90% margin of error

Share of all residents, including people in group quarters. Hidden groups keep the same population denominator.

Under 1824.9%
± 2.5 percentage points · Approximate 90% margin of error
18–6462.5%
± 1.5 percentage points · Approximate 90% margin of error
65 and older12.6%
± 1.4 percentage points · Approximate 90% margin of error
Census · B01001 sex by age ↗

Renting & ownership

17,998 occupied housing units · ± 881 approximate 90% margin of error

Share of occupied housing units. This does not describe people, vacant homes or current listings. Hidden groups keep the same housing denominator.

Owner-occupied48.1%
± 3.2 percentage points · Approximate 90% margin of error
Renter-occupied51.9%
± 4.3 percentage points · Approximate 90% margin of error
Census · B25003 housing tenure ↗
Sources and calculation method

Counts are summed over the official member tracts listed in this profile. Age groups combine the male and female cells for each age band. Counts are added before dividing by the full population or occupied-housing total; percentages are never averaged.

Group margins of error use Census sum and subset-proportion approximations, with a ratio fallback where necessary. They are approximate 90% intervals, not exact replicate-weight results. Correlation and zero-count cells can affect their accuracy. Missing values and zero denominators have no percentage. These figures describe the survey period.

Census calculation guidance ↗
Community composition

People who live here

Share of the total population. These groups are mutually exclusive; Hispanic or Latino includes people of any race. ACS 2020–2024. US Census ACS + DVRPC planning-district crosswalk.

White alone, non-Hispanic6.0%
± 1.0 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Black alone, non-Hispanic77.1%
± 3.8 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
American Indian / Alaska Native alone, non-Hispanic0.5%
± 0.4 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Asian alone, non-Hispanic6.2%
± 1.4 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander alone, non-Hispanic0.0%
± 0.1 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Other race alone, non-Hispanic0.4%
± 0.4 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Two or more races, non-Hispanic4.1%
± 1.9 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error
Hispanic or Latino, any race5.7%
± 2.5 percentage points · approximate 90% margin of error

Each bar uses a 0–100% scale. Margins of error are approximate. Read the calculation method and original sources below.

How to read this evidence

BrytaLocals sums ACS 2020–2024 population and race/ethnicity counts using DVRPC’s official 2020 Census-tract-to-Philadelphia-Planning-District lookup. The publisher states the tract boundaries were delineated to align with the 18 planning districts. Exact source district identifiers and tract memberships are retained. Counts are summed before percentages; no spatial weighting or averaging of medians. Approximate 90% margins use Census sum and subset-proportion formulas, with ratio fallback where needed. Covariance and zero-count cells can affect the approximation. These are survey-period estimates, not current counts.

Area boundaries do not establish school attendance, a property’s local jurisdiction or a household’s experience. Check the specific address with the responsible agency.

DVRPC · official tract membership ↗

ACS population · B01003 ↗

ACS race and ethnicity · B03002 ↗

Census · approximate margin-of-error formulas ↗

ACS age distribution ↗

ACS housing tenure ↗

Everyday places · IMLS FY 2024

Public libraries nearby

Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Lower Southwest's representative point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.

Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey ↗