US Census Data

Pennsylvania

Population, income, and housing across 67 counties and 2,002 cities & places.

Population
12,986,518
+1.5%’19–’23
Median household income
$76,081
+23.2%’19–’23
Median home value
$240,500
+33.5%’19–’23

With 12,986,518 residents, Pennsylvania spans 67 counties and 2,002 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pennsylvania's population grew 1.5% from 12,791,530 to 12,986,518, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $180,200 to $240,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.8% of the population. 69.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
12,986,518
Median age
40.9 yrs
Median household income
$76,081
Median home value
$240,500
Median gross rent
$1,162
Housing units
5,779,663
Homeownership rate
69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.5%
Unemployment rate
5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
12,791,53012,986,518
Median household income
$61,744$76,081
Median home value
$180,200$240,500
Median gross rent
$938$1,162
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
201912,791,530$61,744$180,200$938
202012,794,885$63,627$187,500$958
202112,970,650$67,587$197,300$1,013
202212,989,208$73,170$226,200$1,110
202312,986,518$76,081$240,500$1,162

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5685,3795.3%
5 to 171,988,43215.3%
18 to 241,159,5618.9%
25 to 341,693,03113.0%
35 to 441,602,61812.3%
45 to 541,577,92412.2%
55 to 641,803,33213.9%
65 to 741,449,93911.2%
75 and over1,026,3027.9%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)9,585,45373.8%
Black or African American1,339,55410.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native7,1870.1%
Asian476,8883.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander2,8160.0%
Some other race57,6780.4%
Two or more races429,2103.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,087,7328.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma740,7368.1%
High school graduate3,039,31633.2%
Some college or associate's2,215,77624.2%
Bachelor's degree1,883,14520.6%
Graduate or professional degree1,274,17313.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
27 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone4,314,79969.6%
Carpooled471,0077.6%
Public transit241,8123.9%
Walked205,5413.3%
Bicycle26,7980.4%
Worked from home853,13713.8%
Other means81,9241.3%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min1,417,45726.5%
15 to 29 min1,920,18535.9%
30 to 44 min1,105,08920.7%
45 to 59 min449,6738.4%
60+ min449,4778.4%

Households

Average household size
2.40
Poverty rate
11.8% (1,480,981 of 12,575,248)
CountShare
Family households3,286,62162.8%
Nonfamily households1,948,71837.2%

Housing

Median year structure built
1965

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied5,235,33990.6%
Vacant544,3249.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied3,629,62469.3%
Renter-occupied1,605,71530.7%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached3,278,82356.7%
1-unit, attached1,087,21618.8%
2 to 4 units476,1698.2%
5 to 19 units329,6715.7%
20 or more units399,5546.9%
Mobile home & other208,2303.6%

Geography

State FIPS
42
USPS
PA
Land area
44,742 sq mi
Water area
1,312 sq mi
Center point
40.9046, -77.8275

Pennsylvania rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

67

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51