.
The proof is in the numbers. Philadelphia boasts an impressive array of statistics that paint the picture of a very savvy, sophisticated and affluent customer base.
need-more-info


Residents 159,325
Households 82,709
Average age 39.9 years
CBD Educational attainment 66% of residents have a Bachelor degree or higher
37% of residents have an advanced degree
CBD Average household income $74,317
Center City Average household income $63,547
CBD Aggregate income $2.2 billion
Center City Aggregate income $4.9 billion

Source: US Census, Claritas, CCD

CBD Office square feet 40 million
Office workers within 1 mile radius of City Hall 161,402
Non-Office workers within 1 mile radius of City Hall 49,730
Total workers within 1 mile radius of City Hall 211,132

Source: US Census, CCD

Hotel rooms 10,450
Annual overnight visitors within 1 mile radius of City Hall 1,005,725
Overseas visitors to Philadelphia (2007) 550,000
Total visitors to the Philadelphia region (2007) 29,250,000
Domestic traveler spending in the Philadelphia region (2007) $5,800,000,000

Source: PKF Consulting, Tourism Economics/Longwoods International, GPTMC

Number of Institutions of Higher Learning 16
Enrollment of Students in Center City 28,386
Students adjacent to Center City 68,260

Source: CCD

Retail Stores in Center City (Vine Street to Pine Street) 2,298 (23% increase from 2005)
Retail Stores in Center City (Vine Street to South Street) 2,540
Restaurants and Food-Related Businesses (Vine Street to Pine Street) 680
Restaurants and Food-Related Businesses (Vine Street to South Street) 750
Fine Dining Establishments (Vine Street to Pine Street) 266
Fine Dining Establishments (Vine Street to South Street) 291
New Restaurant & Food-Related Business Openings in 12 month period ending August 2009 (Vine Street to Pine Street) 92
Apparel stores (Vine Street to Pine Street) 164
Total Physical Retail Spaces (Vine Street to Pine Street) 2,827
Dollars of retail demand within 1 mile radius of City Hall $491,531,000

Source: CCD

Center City Development within 1 mile radius of City Hall 2007-2009

New office square feet 2,516,000
New retail square feet 98,900
New rental units 96
New condos 1924
New hotel rooms 591
New single family residences 513
New total building square feet (excluding single family residences) 3,235,720

Source: CCD