ZIP 19104
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 19104 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in March, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 19104 is 0.1% below its high of $1,607 in August 2026, at $1,606 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 19104 changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 205 Pennsylvania ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 19104 rose 18.5% while median household income rose 43.9% ($26,979 to $38,814). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 19104 is 20.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($38,814) is $970 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,390).
22nd cheapest of 43 ZIP codes in Philadelphia.
ZIP 19139, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,431/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 19104. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 19104 (Philadelphia, PA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 47.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 19104 in Philadelphia, PA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 19104 in Philadelphia, PA stood at $1,327 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,606, reflecting a 21.0% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $30,734 to $38,814 between 2021 and 2024, a 26.3% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 5.8% since 2021, moving from about 52,126 residents to roughly 55,172. Renters now make up 83.1% of households, compared with 79.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 47.6% of adults here, versus 43.7% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 19104 in Philadelphia, PA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 19104 covers Philadelphia, PA. The median rent here is $1,606/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo.
At 50% of local median household income ($38,814/yr), ZIP 19104 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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