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Pennsylvania

13,018,639 residents · 67 counties · 2002 cities · 3,446 census tracts
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Pennsylvania has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $77,971. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $254,500. It sits in the top 10% of US states for household income.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
13,018,639
+6%since 2000
from 12,281,054 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
291 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 280 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.9
+8%since 2000
from 38.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
11.8M12.1M12.5M12.8M13.1M1990201020202024Pennsylvania
202413.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(677,846)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(726,573)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(775,366)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(845,522)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(803,635)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(1,689,136)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(1,636,011)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(1,552,713)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.6%(1,776,334)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(1,482,095)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(739,877)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(313,531)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,971
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,106 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,355
+112%since 2000
from $20,880 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.7%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
+4%since 2010
from 0.458 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$254,500
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,209
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $531 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 71.3% in 2000
30.7% rent
Vacancy rate
9.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
19.6%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 43.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+7%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Pennsylvania on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.1%(10,322,455)
Black9.8%(1,202,437)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(394,088)
Asian1.8%(218,296)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73%(9,505,369)
Black10.3%(1,336,493)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(1,135,281)
Asian3.8%(495,420)
Other4.2%(546,076)
Diversity Score
56
+38%since 2009
from 40 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.7%(481,068)
Dominican1.4%(185,287)
Mexican1.4%(184,589)
South American0.7%(97,373)
Central American0.6%(80,544)
Colombian0.3%(33,273)
Guatemalan0.2%(27,696)
Cuban0.2%(26,741)
Ecuadorian0.2%(22,712)
Honduran0.1%(19,118)
Spaniard0.1%(18,095)
Salvadoran0.1%(17,295)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(13,735)
Venezuelan0.1%(10,518)
Argentine0.1%(7,223)
Panamanian0%(6,172)
Costa Rican0%(5,092)
Chilean0%(5,050)
Nicaraguan0%(4,697)
Uruguayan0%(1,791)
Bolivian0%(1,388)
Paraguayan0%(1,065)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(159,554)
Chinese0.9%(116,006)
Vietnamese0.3%(45,343)
Korean0.3%(36,203)
Filipino0.2%(30,965)
Pakistani0.1%(15,765)
Cambodian0.1%(13,366)
Nepalese0.1%(12,673)
Bangladeshi0.1%(8,555)
Japanese0%(6,265)
Bhutanese0%(5,929)
Taiwanese0%(3,986)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(3,698)
Laotian0%(3,387)
Thai0%(3,269)
Burmese0%(2,122)
Sri Lankan0%(1,869)
Kazakh0%(1,859)
Hmong0%(1,214)
Malaysian0%(557)
Mongolian0%(546)
Uzbek0%(511)
Okinawan0%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,830)
Chamorro0%(694)
Fijian0%(293)
Tongan0%(234)
Guamanian0%(190)
Ancestry
German21.6%(2,809,843)
Irish14.8%(1,928,283)
Italian10.6%(1,381,650)
English8.3%(1,075,611)
Polish5.4%(699,270)
American4.4%(574,358)
Scottish1.5%(191,878)
French1.3%(165,216)
Slovak1.2%(153,622)
Russian1.1%(138,807)
Welsh1%(125,791)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(120,902)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(113,291)
Ukrainian0.8%(107,870)
Hungarian0.8%(105,002)
West Indian0.7%(95,352)
Swedish0.6%(83,969)
Arab0.6%(77,823)
Swiss0.5%(66,670)
Greek0.4%(57,599)
Lithuanian0.4%(57,462)
Croatian0.3%(42,002)
Norwegian0.3%(40,935)
Jamaican0.3%(40,351)
Austrian0.3%(40,144)
Czech0.3%(39,829)
British0.3%(36,159)
Haitian0.2%(30,875)
Lebanese0.2%(23,057)
Portuguese0.2%(22,857)
French Canadian0.2%(22,767)
Nigerian0.2%(20,406)
Romanian0.1%(16,689)
Serbian0.1%(16,498)
Danish0.1%(15,783)
Brazilian0.1%(15,140)
Syrian0.1%(14,803)
Slovene0.1%(13,433)
Canadian0.1%(12,819)
Egyptian0.1%(12,354)
Armenian0.1%(10,327)
Turkish0.1%(9,607)
Belgian0.1%(8,527)
Finnish0.1%(7,762)
Ghanaian0.1%(6,902)
Iranian0.1%(6,601)
Moroccan0.1%(6,583)
Ethiopian0%(6,411)
Guyanese0%(3,831)
Israeli0%(3,628)
Bulgarian0%(3,540)
Kenyan0%(3,509)
Latvian0%(3,193)
Iraqi0%(2,658)
Palestinian0%(2,625)
Barbadian0%(2,423)
Australian0%(2,297)
Jordanian0%(1,583)
Macedonian0%(1,500)
Somali0%(1,232)
RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.2%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 22.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.3%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.3 min
+52%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.2%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 76.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.6%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 63.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
12.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.2%
−21.3 ptssince 2009
from 64.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
7.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−41.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.6%
−84.6 ptssince 2013
from 90.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.7%
+12.9 ptssince 2017
from 76.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
87.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 89.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.4%(1,982,233)
Married51%(2,705,125)
Widowed3%(160,100)
Divorced8.6%(454,610)
Women 15+
Never married32%(1,771,882)
Married47.8%(2,646,186)
Widowed9.5%(526,628)
Divorced10.7%(592,090)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Philadelphia1,574,281
2.Pittsburgh307,632
3.Allentown126,044
4.Reading95,832
5.Erie91,838
6.Bethlehem79,644
7.Scranton75,514
8.Lancaster58,366
9.Levittown50,926
10.Harrisburg50,522
11.York45,342
12.Wilkes-Barre44,523
Frequently asked

How many people live in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has about 13,018,639 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Pennsylvania earns about $77,971 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pennsylvania expensive?

In Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $254,500, and the typical rent is about $1,209 a month.

How educated are people in Pennsylvania?

About 35.2% of adults age 25 and over in Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pennsylvania?

About 11.7% of people in Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,136,996 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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