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Congressional District 5, PA

768,273 Population
229.2 square miles 3,352 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,803 ±$1,700 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,873 ±$3,378 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.3% ±1.1% (83,599  ±8,071) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29 minutes ±0.5 (9,127,320  ±306,906) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

293,296 ±4,309 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (739,878  ±10,208) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±1% (9,686  ±1,765) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

311,808 ±3,873 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$362,600 ±$9,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.8% ±0.9% (67,025  ±6,586.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.5% ±1.9% (489,915  ±11,702.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.3% ±1.4% (232,234  ±7,750.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.3% ±2% (111,054  ±14,529.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 13.1% 1,626,932 (±0.2% / ±26,175.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

12.8% ±0.9% (98,583  ±7,376) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.4% (26,011  ±2,504) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
26,011 Total veterans ±2,504 24,420 Male ±2,404 1,591 Female ±793

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