Total land area of 4,507.4 square miles covering 11 counties in three states.
Population density of 1,358 people per square mile 2009.
5th largest metro area in population in 2010 with 6.236 million residents.
Total number of jobs in 2010 of 2.887 million.
Total Labor force of 3.15 million persons in 2010; average unemployment rate of 9.1%.
Per capita personal income of $47,600 in 2010; personal income per household of $130,590.
Over 100 colleges and universities whose highest award is an Associate’s degree or higher; schools have close to 150 locations.
Gross metro product of $369.332 billion in 2010; 7th largest among US metro areas.
Total Retail sales of $85.9 billion in 2009.
A large business to business market; 150,900 private-sector establishments with payroll had $629.1 trillion in sales in 2010.
15 companies on the 2010 Fortune 500 list with their headquarters (HQs) in the region; 29 on the Fortune 1000 list have their HQs here.
Lower cost of living than the other major northeast metros including New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Offers the lowest rents for Class A office space among major northeastern U.S. metros.
West coast, Europe, and South American accessible via non-stop 6-hour flights.
686 foreign-owned companies from 39 countries had a presence in the region in 2010.
Philadelphia's Amtrak station is the third busiest in the country.
Three major shipping ports including one of the very few directly served by three Class I railroads.
The 2010 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies named Greater Philadelphia a “Top 10 Metro Hotspot,” with 132 regional firms on the list. Breakout enterprises throughout the region were represented in industry sectors including software, advanced manufacturing, life sciences and professional services.
About Inc. rated Philadelphia as one of the top walking cities in the U.S.
Bicycling Magazine rated Philadelphia as a runner-up as best cycling city in the U.S.
Forbes Magazine ranked downtown Philadelphia as one of the top places for singles.
Downtown Philadelphia ranked number six by Sperlings Best Places, Best Cities for Seniors.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Population Estimates. 2010 Q3 ACCRA. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2009. The Role of Metro Areas in the U.S. Economy. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2010. National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Bank, December 2010. Grubb and Ellis, December 2010, 2010q Market Analysis Reports. IHS Global Insight – December 2010 County Forecasts and Winter 2011 MSA Forecasts.
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