Pennsylvania State House District 170

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-170
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
170
Land Area
10.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 170

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County10.93 sq mi100.0%8.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city10.93 sq mi100.0%8.1%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
PA District 262,588100.0%8.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
36,714
Active Voters
34,252 (93.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,35047.3%
Republican13,54936.9%
Unaffiliated5,08413.8%
Other parties7151.9%
No party recorded160.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202614,398 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,858 (75.9%)3,953 (10.8%)2,695 (7.3%)
2021–202219,144 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202025,575 (69.7%)5,739 (15.6%)3,273 (8.9%)
2017–201816,765 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201620,304 (55.3%)6,732 (18.3%)4,001 (10.9%)
2013–201410,180 (27.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,038 (43.7%)2,319 (6.3%)1,521 (4.1%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
60,873 (± 2,676)
Median Age
42.3
Median Household Income
$79,298 (± $6,753)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,43322.1%
18 to 6435,13357.7%
65 and over12,30720.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,1988.5%
White, not Hispanic42,30869.5%
Black, not Hispanic4,2947.1%
Asian, not Hispanic7,15711.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic270.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5961.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2812.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
55,600
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
42,898

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic50,73291.2%
Hispanic4,8678.8%
White39,79871.6%
Black4,3227.8%
Asian5,80210.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native210.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races270.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic40,18293.7%
Hispanic2,7176.3%
White32,41475.6%
Black3,2407.6%
Asian4,34310.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1610.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races230.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).