STATE · ADMITTED 1787 · 2000 CENSUS

Pennsylvania

12,281,054 residents · 67 counties · 2002 cities · 44,743 sq mi · 3,446 census tracts

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Pennsylvania is home to 12,281,054 people. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $94,800. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $40,106, close to the national figure. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,281,054

+3%since 1990

from 11,881,643 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.0

+8%since 1990

from 35.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

44,743 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413.0M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(727,804)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(827,945)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(863,849)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(850,986)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.1%(746,086)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.7%(1,560,486)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.9%(1,948,076)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.9%(1,705,032)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(1,131,625)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.9%(969,272)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.8%(712,326)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.9%(237,567)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,106

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $29,069 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,880

+48%since 1990

from $14,068 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.0%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 11.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,800

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $69,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$531

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $404 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

71.3%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 70.7% in 1990

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(10,523,180)

Black9.2%(1,087,570)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(220,479)

Asian1.1%(135,096)

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.1%(10,322,455)

Black9.8%(1,202,437)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(394,088)

Asian1.8%(218,296)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Singaporean0%(146)

Okinawan0%(29)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5,533)

Samoan0%(1,830)

Chamorro0%(694)

Fijian0%(293)

Tongan0%(234)

Marshallese0%(206)

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)

Subsaharan African1%(127,875)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(8,967)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(768)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.4%

+4.4 ptssince 1990

from 17.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.9%

+7.2 ptssince 1990

from 74.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.4%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 6.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

−18%since 1990

from 21.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(1,410,754)

Married59.3%(2,780,463)

Widowed3.3%(152,522)

Divorced7.3%(342,538)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(1,274,574)

Married53.9%(2,787,680)

Widowed12.7%(656,381)

Divorced8.8%(456,801)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.8%(125,338)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(122,785)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(228,272)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(36,940)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(8,746)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 632,183 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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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

13.Altoona42,347

14.State College40,844

15.Norristown35,911

16.Chester33,996

17.Bethel Park32,074

18.Drexel Hill30,451

19.Easton30,402

20.Hazleton30,286

21.Monroeville27,685

22.Williamsport27,384

23.Lebanon26,479

24.Plum26,225

25.King of Prussia25,857

26.Chambersburg23,376

27.Pottstown23,322

28.Carlisle22,693

29.Allison Park22,045

30.New Castle21,175

31.Murrysville20,636

32.Baldwin20,516

33.Phoenixville20,356

34.West Chester19,591

35.Lansdale18,986

36.West Mifflin18,707

37.Colonial Park18,032

38.Johnstown17,654

39.McKeesport16,907

40.Fullerton16,724

41.Hanover16,684

42.Hermitage16,308

43.Horsham16,005

44.Weigelstown15,485

45.Franklin Park14,978

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (16)

1.Philadelphia6,329,118

2.Pittsburgh2,421,992

3.Allentown887,615

4.Harrisburg617,427

5.Scranton574,418

6.Lancaster563,159

7.York473,197

8.Reading440,072

9.Erie265,832

10.Chambersburg160,652

11.State College157,393

12.Lebanon146,380

13.Johnstown128,968

14.Altoona119,541

15.Williamsport112,587

16.Gettysburg107,594

Micropolitan areas (20)

1.East Stroudsburg167,179

2.Pottsville145,085

3.Hermitage107,860

4.Sunbury107,788

5.Indiana82,878

6.Meadville81,792

7.DuBois78,100

8.Somerset72,004

9.Bloomsburg66,193

10.Hemlock Farms62,808

11.Sayre59,600

12.Oil City49,346

13.Lewistown46,127

14.Huntingdon43,001

15.Lewisburg42,313

16.Selinsgrove39,655

17.Bradford38,984

18.Lock Haven37,870

19.Warren37,038

20.St. Marys29,926

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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