Insight
Philadelphia: 25,900 residents, 161 people in our $1M+ set
Philadelphia has about 25,900 Asian Indian residents, up 4%. Our database places 161 people in the city at $1M+, 28 of them in our $5M+ bands.
Philadelphia has about 25,900 residents of Asian Indian descent, up about 4% from about 24,900 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. They are 1.6% of the city and county [1][3].
That makes it a large community, about 0.5% of the country's Asian Indian population [1]. Our database places 161 people in the city at an estimated $1M+, and 28 of them are in our $5M+ bands [8].
- 25,854 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 2020–2024 average [1], or 1.6% of the population [3].
- +3.9% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 24,874 [1][2] (our calculation).
- 161 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at an estimated $1M+, of whom 28 are in our $5M+ bands [8].
Where Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania's Indian-American residents live, by place
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 25,854 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [1]. Philadelphia is the largest community, with 100% of the county total [4]–[7] (our calculation).
| Place | Asian Indian residents | Share of place |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 25,854 | 1.6% |
Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4]–[7]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.
Philadelphia is a single city and county, so the Census tables have no neighborhood breakdown inside it [4]–[7]. Growth between the two survey periods was modest, about 4% by our calculation [1][2]; part of any change may reflect the Census Bureau's 2020 change in how detailed race responses are coded. Our Montgomery and Bucks County posts and our Philadelphia and central New Jersey post cover the suburbs.
What the HeyAlbert database shows in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 161 such people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania [8]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.
| Estimated net-worth band | People in our database |
|---|---|
| $5M+ | 28 |
| $1M–5M | 133 |
| Total, $1M+ | 161 |
Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.
| City | $1M+ | of which $5M+ |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 161 | 28 |
Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Cities in our database are matched by name to the Census places and townships in the county; a few that straddle a county line are counted whole, and large cities that extend well beyond the county are left out.
All 161 people in our set have Philadelphia recorded as their city [8]. 133 are in the $1M–5M band and 28 at $5M+ [8]. Four people in the set have a public giving signal [8]. Our metro label, Central NJ / Philadelphia, also covers towns in New Jersey, so this city count is a small part of that larger set [8].
Why our Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania count looks the way it does
Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [8].
| Primary evidence for the estimate | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home value (public assessor or listing records) | 133 | 83% |
| Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay) | 28 | 17% |
Source: HeyAlbert database [8], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.
Home values support 133 of our 161 estimates, and other public signals, such as executive roles, company filings and pay, support 28 [8]. Some of the second group may place a person at a workplace rather than a home [8].
What it means if you work with these families
For advisors and nonprofits, Philadelphia has a large Indian-American population but a modest number of $1M+ profiles in our data [1][8]. Our suburban county posts show where else in the region our records find them.
Methodology
Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.
HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of October 31, 2026 [8]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.
Related
- Philadelphia and central New Jersey: one region label, two maps
- Indian-American wealth in Pennsylvania: the Bucks and Montgomery township belt
- Montgomery County, PA: a township-by-township community
- Bucks County, PA: Bensalem has the community, Lower Makefield our data
HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at heyalbert.site.
Sources
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US42101$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US42101$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, county subdivisions in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US42101$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
- ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, county subdivisions in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US42101$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
- HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of October 31, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/
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