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Pennsylvania

12,961,683 Population
44,742.2 square miles 289.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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73%White10%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+9%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$42,605 ±$319 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$73,824 ±$511 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12% ±0.3% (1,500,959  ±35,821) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty16%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.5 minutes ±0.2 (143,170,690  ±1,207,617) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

68%Drove alone8%Carpooled4%Public transit0%†Bicycle3%Walked1%Other14%Worked at home
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Families

5,324,209 ±13,443 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (12,527,719  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples59%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female32%
Now marriedMale51%Female48%
DivorcedMale8%Female11%
WidowedMale3%Female10%
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5.2% ±0.3% (149,597  ±7,546) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-195%†20-2410%†25-2911%30-358%35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

5,839,797 ±484 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied69%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$259,900 ±$1,736 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±0.2% (1,355,260  ±31,094.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±0.5% (8,455,035  ±43,404.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.3% ±0.3% (3,241,343  ±27,591.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%No degree33%High school24%Some college21%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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13% ±0.2% (1,598,408  ±27,363.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only86%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only87%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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8% (1,031,320  ±23,270) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.9% ±0.1% (614,022  ±10,859) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

5,155†WWII29,135Korea219,174Vietnam121,325Gulf (1990s)132,194Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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614,022 Total veterans ±10,859 562,866 Male ±9,904 51,156 Female ±3,352

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Pennsylvania <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US42-pennsylvania/>