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Congressional District 8, PA

773,187 Population
2,769.4 square miles 279.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,618 ±$1,106 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,715 ±$1,889 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.8% ±1.2% (103,070  ±9,169) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±0.9 (8,667,795  ±348,970) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

311,893 ±4,478 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (746,979  ±4,747) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4% ±1% (6,637  ±1,627) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

379,748 ±1,896 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$240,100 ±$5,184 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.8% ±0.9% (67,711  ±6,864.5) 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

90.2% ±1.8% (500,380  ±10,389.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.7% ±1% (153,809  ±5,814.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14.4% ±0.5% (105,088  ±3,293.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10.1% ±0.8% (78,354  ±6,514) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±0.4% (37,184  ±2,500) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
37,184 Total veterans ±2,500 34,505 Male ±2,406 2,679 Female ±848

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