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Zip Code 19973

Population: 25,991
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Wealth Creation

Wealth Creation

Racism and other patterns of discrimination have long constrained opportunity for some and privileged others. The Data Center's indicators of economic status and mobility include income figures, vulnerability indices, and unemployment, housing, and poverty rates.

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Wealth Creation Indicators

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Many of the most entrenched and pernicious biases and discriminatory practices in the U.S. have resulted in disparities across an array of measures of wealth. Though economic inequities develop for complex and varied reasons, understanding unequal outcomes across employment, income, housing, and other indicators of wealth is critical to uncovering historical and systemic constraints to opportunity.

Employment

Zip Code 19973


Unemployment Rate

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The unemployment rate percent in Zip Code 19973 is 6.9%, which is higher than the state percent of 5.8%.

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The unemployment rate is defined as the total number of unemployed individuals divided by the total number of individuals in the labor force


Percent families with at least one employed parent

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The percent families with at least one employed parent percent in Zip Code 19973 is 88.7%, which is lower than the state percent of 92.2%.

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Employed includes all civilians 16 years old and over who were either "at work" or were "with a job but not at work"

Income and Poverty

Zip Code 19973


Child Poverty Rate

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The child poverty rate percent in Zip Code 19973 is 20.8%, which is higher than the state percent of 17.2%.

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Percent of children who fall below poverty threshold. The Census Bureau uses a set of dollar income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If the total income for a family or unrelated individual falls below the relevant poverty threshold, then the family (and every individual in it) or unrelated individual is considered in poverty.


Family Poverty Rate

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The family poverty rate percent in Zip Code 19973 is 17.8%, which is higher than the state percent of 13.5%.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of dollar income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If the total income for a family or unrelated individual falls below the relevant poverty threshold, then the family (and every individual in it) or unrelated individual is considered in poverty.


Median Family Income

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The median family income figure in Zip Code 19973 is $68,415, which is lower than the state figure of $84,825.

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A family is defined as a household where two or more people are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. Income for a family is summed over all family members.


Median Household Income

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The median household income figure in Zip Code 19973 is $55,792, which is lower than the state figure of $69,110.

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A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

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Housing

Zip Code 19973


Rent Burden

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The rent burden percent in Zip Code 19973 is 49.2%, which is higher than the state percent of 45.9%.

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The proportion of households that spend 30% of their total income on rent; this value is pulled directly from available census data


Percent Renters

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The percent renters percent in Zip Code 19973 is 25.5%, which is lower than the state percent of 28.6%.

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Percent of individuals who report living in a renter-occupied unit


Percent Households with a Broadband Subscription

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The percent households with a broadband subscription percent in Zip Code 19973 is 84.4%, which is lower than the state percent of 90.0%.

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Percent of households reporting having a computer broadband internet subscription cable, fiber-optic, or DSL service.

Benefits

Zip Code 19973


Percent Households receiving SNAP Benefits

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The percent households receiving SNAP benefits percent in Zip Code 19973 is 16.1%, which is higher than the state percent of 10.6%.

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Percent of households reporting receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Deprivation

Zip Code 19973


State Area Deprivation Index

Zip Code 19973

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