Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Opportunity Zones

 
Number Of Census Tracts
384
Number Of QOZs
82
Percent Of Census Tracts
21.35%
Number Of LICS
81

Philadelphia lies in the state of Pennsylvania which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions.

Out of the 384 census tracts that exist within, or partially within the city of Philadelphia 82 have been designated eligible for Qualified Opportunity Fund investment. This represents approximately 21.35% of the census tracts in the city. Of the zones that are eligible, 81 qualify as a low-income community. This means the poverty rate was above 20%, or that the median household income was below 80% of the state or metropolitan area’s median household income.

The remaining zones qualified as contiguous, meaning they were located adjacent to an eligible tract, and the median household income did not exceed 125% of that eligible tract. Philadelphia lies in the state of Pennsylvania which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions. Pennsylvania has 300 opportunity zones, which means Philadelphia contains 27.33% of the Qualified Opportunity Zones that exist within the state.

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