2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Hull, MA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Philadelphia, is 55% less than it is in Hull and is 31% below the National Average.
- Hull unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Philadelphia unemployment rate is 10.6%.
 Hull, MAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,148  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,649$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,603  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hull, MAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hull, MAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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