Census Reporter

Pennsylvania

12,807,060 Population
44,743.2 square miles 286.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$33,960 ±$208 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$60,905 ±$315 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

12.3% ±0.2% (1,517,870  ±30,308) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

27.2 minutes ±0.2 (158,372,430  ±1,268,208) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

5,070,931 ±12,151 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.4 ±0 (12,385,066  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.2% ±0.2% (147,829  ±6,771) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

5,713,136 ±439 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$186,000 ±$1,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.3% ±0.2% (1,555,639  ±29,993.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91% ±0.4% (8,182,529  ±37,753.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
31.8% ±0.3% (2,862,482  ±22,630.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

12% ±0.2% (1,446,151  ±22,994.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

7.2% ±0.2% (922,585  ±19,391) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.4% ±0.1% (745,909  ±11,767) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
745,909 Total veterans ±11,767 693,637 Male ±11,229 52,272 Female ±3,179

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