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Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 19146

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 19146 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
40,845

ZCTA residents

Median income
$99,702

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$452,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 19146 sits in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is home to 40,845 people. Median household income is $99,702, the median home is worth $452,200 and median gross rent is $1,708. 52.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8% combined.

County
Philadelphia County

FIPS 42101

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
215, 267, 302, 484, 609, 610, 856

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Philadelphia

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 19146

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
40,845ZIP 19146 residents
Median household income
$99,702Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$452,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,708Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
52.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 19146

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8%Philadelphia jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$80Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Philadelphia rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
21%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.5×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,346/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
13.5%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 19146 compares

ZIP 19146 against the median ZIP in Philadelphia County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 19146County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$99,702$61,257$70,000+42%
Median home value$452,200$268,200$187,400+141%
Median gross rent$1,708$1,287$953+79%
Population40,84532,9382,230+1732%

Medians are computed across the 49 ZIP areas in Philadelphia County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 85% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#253
Home value

above 95% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#89
Population

larger than 97% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#48

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
17517Lancaster County$99,688$281,200$1,229
18974Bucks County$99,724$407,300$1,634
19564Berks County$99,621
19127Philadelphia County$99,792$298,900$1,765
15026Beaver County$99,897$248,100$1,207
15087Westmoreland County$100,114$211,300

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Philadelphia County.

ZIP 19146 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 19146?
ZIP 19146 lies mostly in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 19146?
Purchases are taxed at 8% combined, built from the Philadelphia jurisdiction stack.
Is 19146 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,708 a month, about 21% of median household income, and the median home is worth $452,200+141% against the typical Pennsylvania ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19146, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.