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Congressional District 8, PA

764,570 Population
2,769.4 square miles 276.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,449 ±$1,024 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$61,140 ±$2,024 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.3% ±1.2% (112,957  ±9,004) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.9 minutes ±0.7 (7,898,365  ±296,924) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

310,244 ±4,148 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (739,087  ±5,188) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 † 12,527,719 (±,104.4 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.9% (7,860  ±1,384) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

378,817 ±1,856 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$220,800 ±$4,944 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±1% (87,505  ±7,790.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±1.7% (498,858  ±9,751.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
27.1% ±1% (148,827  ±5,484.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

13.5% ±0.4% (98,174  ±3,224) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,452,522 (±0.1% / ±10,378.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

9.6% ±0.7% (73,302  ±5,241) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% † 1,031,320 (±,341% / ±23,270)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.4% ±0.5% (39,125  ±2,836) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
39,125 Total veterans ±2,836 35,571 Male ±2,670 3,554 Female ±933

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