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Congressional District 17, PA

749,982 Population
893.1 square miles 839.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±0.8 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

$51,263 ±$1,386 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,227 ±$2,220 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.6% ±0.8% (56,336  ±5,919) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±0.4 (8,151,865  ±278,736) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than 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

327,955 ±5,273 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (738,781  ±9,831) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.1% ±0.9% (7,956  ±1,490) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

354,565 ±4,760 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$243,200 ±$5,162 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.9% ±1.1% (66,269  ±7,932.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

97% ±1.5% (540,624  ±11,520.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
46.4% ±1.2% (258,632  ±7,605.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6.4% ±0.4% (45,796  ±2,899.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,482,073 (±0.1% / ±11,519.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

5.4% ±0.6% (40,463  ±4,782) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.5% (37,755  ±2,974) Population with veteran status
  • a little 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)
37,755 Total veterans ±2,974 35,528 Male ±2,946 2,227 Female ±638

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