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QuickFacts

Pennsylvania

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Table

Pennsylvania
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
13,078,751
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
13,078,751
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
12,961,683
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
13,002,909
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
13,002,788
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
0.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 13,002,700
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,702,379
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.0%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
80.6%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
74.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 656,112
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 7.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 5,839,963
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $240,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,722
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $630
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,162
Building Permits, 2023 25,320
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 5,235,339
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.40
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 12.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 92.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 88.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 34.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 62.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 34,888,736
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 154,216,328
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 42,748,848
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 301,886,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $23,272
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 26.6
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $76,081
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $43,104
Persons in poverty, percent
12.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 307,685
Total employment, 2022 5,584,830
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 341,442,697
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 938,764
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 214,407
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 138,704
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 42,550
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 28,975
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 170,420
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 9,012
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 188,660
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 290.6
Population per square mile, 2010 283.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 44,742.27
Land area in square miles, 2010 44,742.70
FIPS Code 42
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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