Census Reporter

Pennsylvania

12,801,989 Population
44,741.7 square miles 286.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,804 ±$222 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$63,463 ±$429 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12% ±0.3% (1,489,333  ±38,199) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

27.8 minutes ±0.2 (162,715,325  ±1,394,328) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

5,119,249 ±11,502 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (12,380,244  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±0.2% (148,956  ±6,375) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

5,732,580 ±1,066 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$192,600 ±$1,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.5% ±0.3% (1,577,990  ±34,693.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91% ±0.5% (8,216,204  ±41,592.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
32.3% ±0.3% (2,917,402  ±22,331.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

11.7% ±0.2% (1,420,449  ±22,597.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

7% ±0.2% (893,167  ±19,548) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7% ±0.1% (710,375  ±9,304) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
710,375 Total veterans ±9,304 658,026 Male ±8,821 52,349 Female ±3,781

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