Phoenixville, PA Demographic Data
Phoenixville, PA Summary
Phoenixville is located in Chester County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 16,430
- Area: 3.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,417.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 131.89 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Phoenixville, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,399
51%
50.8
Male
8,239
50%
49.2
Total Population
16,638
323,128,000
Phoenixville, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,297
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
872
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
760
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
749
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
966
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,819
23.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,136
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,349
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,001
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
661
4.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,179
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
577
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
272
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,199
79.3%
77.2
Female
6,738
51.0%
51.3
Male
6,461
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,828
77.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,409
14.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,028
12.2%
15.2
Female
1,112
54.8%
55.8
Male
916
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Phoenixville, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,280
97.8%
96.8
White
13,872
83.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,270
7.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
489
2.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
199
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
61
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
27
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
66
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
111
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
25
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
15
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
634
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
358
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,762
10.6%
17.8
Mexican
290
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
357
2.1%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,103
6.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,876
89.4%
82.2
Phoenixville, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
316
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
531
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,793
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,631
13.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
770
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,321
27.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,632
13.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
847
7.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,147
92.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,953
41.3%
31.2
Phoenixville, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,463
39.8%
33.7%
Now Married
5,513
40.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,674
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
273
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
786
5.7
5.8%
Phoenixville, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,642
88.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,699
11.1%
21.6%
Spanish
1,076
7.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
413
2.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
180
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
30
0.2%
1.1%
Phoenixville, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
296
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
383
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
698
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
603
8.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,252
16.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,430
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,009
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,248
16.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
252
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
273
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
57,769
57,617
Per capita income
32,881
31,128
Phoenixville, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
99
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
962
10.0%
9.8
Construction
297
3.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,261
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
879
9.1%
6.6
Information
421
4.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,124
11.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
288
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,656
17.1%
11.4
Public administration
145
1.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,010
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
252
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
262
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
402
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,371
45.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
993
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,237
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,653
17.1%
18.1%
Phoenixville, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,466
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,273
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
914
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
191
2.0%
5.1
Walked
476
5.0%
2.7
Other means
24
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
588
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.9
26.6
Phoenixville, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
653
8.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,219
43.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,627
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
945
12.7%
21.0
Phoenixville, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,444
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,946
53.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,498
47.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
439
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Phoenixville, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,883
1 room
209
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
267
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,031
13.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,136
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,138
14.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,710
21.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,001
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
735
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
656
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Phoenixville, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,883
1-unit, detached
2,343
29.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,957
37.5%
5.9
2-units
421
5.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
559
7.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
452
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
476
6.0%
4.4
20 or more units
663
8.4%
9.0
Mobile home
12
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Phoenixville, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,963
37.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
402
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,016
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
625
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
874
11.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
895
11.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
397
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
634
8.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
53
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
0.3%
1.4%
Phoenixville, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,155
42.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
40
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
2,470
33.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,657
22.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
39
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
51
0.7%
1.1
Phoenixville, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,839
47295100.0
Less than $500
44
1.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
69
2.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
159
5.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
279
9.8%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
443
15.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
797
28.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,048
36.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
944
33.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
647
22.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
285
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
311
11.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
644
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Phoenixville, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,442
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
49
1.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
115
3.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
213
6.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
468
13.6%
11.9%
$500 to $999
1,292
37.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,305
37.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
56
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,081
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
311
9.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
569
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
359
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
481
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
559
16.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,106
32.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
113
0.0%
0.0%
Phoenixville, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,946
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
78
2.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
160
4.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
368
9.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,045
26.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,675
42.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
550
13.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
70
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
213,800
205,000
