Pennsylvania State House District 181

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-181
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
181
Land Area
2.78 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 181

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County2.78 sq mi100.0%2.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city2.78 sq mi100.0%2.1%

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 237,55160.8%4.9%69.4%
PA District 324,22639.2%3.2%30.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,074
Active Voters
38,289 (84.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic33,54774.4%
Republican3,0426.7%
Unaffiliated7,37816.4%
Other parties1,0972.4%
No party recorded100.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,381 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,699 (59.2%)5,310 (11.8%)142 (0.3%)
2021–202215,159 (33.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,711 (43.7%)7,946 (17.6%)207 (0.5%)
2017–201813,728 (30.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,921 (33.1%)7,654 (17.0%)319 (0.7%)
2013–20147,452 (16.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,758 (26.1%)3,039 (6.7%)95 (0.2%)

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
58,137 (± 3,222)
Median Age
29.0
Median Household Income
$50,621 (± $4,261)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,11915.7%
18 to 6443,06874.1%
65 and over5,95010.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,49414.6%
White, not Hispanic19,72933.9%
Black, not Hispanic21,72237.4%
Asian, not Hispanic5,3589.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3030.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5074.3%

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
53,868
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,085

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic46,27485.9%
Hispanic7,58814.1%
White19,16035.6%
Black21,41539.8%
Asian3,5086.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races3100.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic39,27287.1%
Hispanic5,81412.9%
White17,58739.0%
Black17,59339.0%
Asian3,8068.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2970.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races2460.5%

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