Overview
- District ID
- pa-hd-173
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 173
- Land Area
- 7.15 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1.1 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 1 county
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Philadelphia city | 7.15 sq mi | 100.0% | 5.3% |
Showing all 1 place
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| PA District 2 | 62,773 | 100.0% | 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
- 32,416
- Active Voters
- 29,569 (91.2%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 18,471 | 57.0% |
| Republican | 8,850 | 27.3% |
| Unaffiliated | 4,378 | 13.5% |
| Other parties | 703 | 2.2% |
| No party recorded | 14 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 11,868 (36.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 22,664 (69.9%) | 3,692 (11.4%) | 1,724 (5.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | 15,133 (46.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 21,530 (66.4%) | 5,876 (18.1%) | 1,938 (6.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 14,401 (44.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 17,674 (54.5%) | 6,697 (20.7%) | 2,643 (8.2%) |
| 2013–2014 | 9,005 (27.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 14,333 (44.2%) | 2,506 (7.7%) | 980 (3.0%) |
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
- 59,121 (± 3,069)
- Median Age
- 39.7
- Median Household Income
- $61,438 (± $6,083)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 88.2%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 23.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 14,111 | 23.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 34,546 | 58.4% |
| 65 and over | 10,464 | 17.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9,156 | 15.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 27,290 | 46.2% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 12,368 | 20.9% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 5,311 | 9.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 22 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 2,000 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2,974 | 5.0% |
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
- 54,980
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 41,139
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 46,617 | 84.8% |
| Hispanic | 8,362 | 15.2% |
| White | 26,990 | 49.1% |
| Black | 13,240 | 24.1% |
| Asian | 3,901 | 7.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 20 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 914 | 1.7% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 36,136 | 87.8% |
| Hispanic | 5,002 | 12.2% |
| White | 23,678 | 57.6% |
| Black | 8,740 | 21.2% |
| Asian | 2,882 | 7.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 262 | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 586 | 1.4% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
