COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pennsylvania vs Kansas
PLACE A
Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Pennsylvania is 342% larger than Kansas. Pennsylvania earns more, with a median household income $3,696 higher.
PENNSYLVANIAKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population13,018,6392,947,197+342% vs Kansas
Population density29136+255
Population growth2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
Median age40.937.4+3.5
Male49.3%50.2%−0.9 pts
Female50.7%49.8%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born7.7%7.4%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.0%72.7%+0.3 pts
Black10.3%5.2%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%13.6%−4.9 pts
Asian3.8%2.9%+0.9 pts
Other4.2%5.7%−1.5 pts
Median household income$77,971$74,275+$3,696
Per capita income$44,355$40,978+$3,377
Poverty rate11.7%11.3%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%35.6%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree14.3%13.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.9%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation62.7%66.1%−3.4 pts
Median home value$254,500$217,200+$37,300
Median gross rent$1,209$1,060+$149
Owner-occupied69.3%67.2%+2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%9.2%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.6%40.4%+4.2 pts
Average commute26.319.7+6.6
Worked from home15.6%11.8%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work3.6%0.4%+3.2 pts
Uninsured5.6%8.8%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024