Housing in Central Northeast at a glance
- Population
- about 83,860
- Housing units
- about 33,191
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $276,000Philadelphia: $243,100 (+14%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,320 a monthPhiladelphia: $1,397 (-6%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 53.2%Philadelphia: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 88.6%
- Median year built
- 1958
Central Northeast looks close to the Philadelphia average on tenure and rent, which sets it apart from the districts around it. Owners hold 53.2% of households, only 1.4 points over the city's 51.8%, and 16,767 owning households face 14,766 renting ones. Monthly rent of $1,320 is 6% under the city's figure, landing between North Delaware ($1,430) and Lower Northeast ($1,180). Values lean higher: $276,000, fourth-highest of ten and 14% above Philadelphia's $243,100. Its neighbours sit far lower on value, since Lower Northeast is worth $175,000 and Upper North $181,000, with North Delaware higher at $220,000. Housing is old, 88.6% of homes dating from before 1980, and the middle one went up in 1958. The district lies north-east of the population centre. In all, 83,860 residents share 33,191 homes. North Delaware, its neighbour, has a higher owner share, 62.7%, and Lower Northeast 57.2%, while Upper North reaches 66%. Its pre-1980 share ranks seventh of ten.
Questions about Central Northeast
What is the median home value in Central Northeast, Philadelphia?
$276,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $243,100 for Philadelphia as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Central Northeast?
$1,320 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,397 in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Central Northeast own or rent?
Most own: 53.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.8% in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 17 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Central Northeast is one of the 10 most populous of 18 planning districts of Philadelphia: estimated population about 83,860 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Philadelphia, Planning Districts (OpenDataPhilly), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Philadelphia as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Central Northeast. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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