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    Demographic Data





    Pennsylvania Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Pennsylvania Population & Age Distribution

    The Total Population of Pennsylvania is:

    13,078,751

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.2%
    5 - 17:
    15.2%
    18 - 24:
    9.0%
    25 - 34:
    13.0%
    35 - 54:
    24.5%
    55 - 64:
    13.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    19.5%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    Attending College
    92.1%
    92.1%
    35.2%
    35.2%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Pennsylvania
    USA
    $44,355
    $44,355
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Pennsylvania
    USA
    $77,971
    $77,971
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Accommodation
    Finance
    Transportation
    Other
    Public Service
    Administration
    Wholesale
    Arts
    Information Technology
    Real Estate
    Utilities
    Agriculture
    Mining
    Management
    16.9%
    16.9%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    9.8%
    9.8%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black Or African American
    Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian And Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
    73.0%
    73.0%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Unclassified
    German
    Other groups
    Irish
    Italian
    English
    Polish
    Scottish
    French
    Slovak
    Russian
    European
    Welsh
    Dutch
    Scots-Irish
    Ukrainian
    Hungarian
    Pennsylvania German
    Swedish
    Swiss
    24.4%
    24.4%
    21.6%
    21.6%
    19.9%
    19.9%
    14.8%
    14.8%
    10.6%
    10.6%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    German
    Chinese
    Indic languages
    West Germanic languages
    French
    Arabic
    Slavic languages
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    African languages
    Korean
    Hindi
    Russian
    Italian
    Other Indo-European
    Tagalog
    Polish
    Gujarathi
    87.6%
    87.6%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born PA Residents

    7.7%

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