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Pennsylvania

2022 population: 12,972,008   ( 269,629 from 2010 , 30,681 from 2020)
Land area: 44742.1 square miles
Population density: 289.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:9,662,619 74.49% 4.3%
Black:1,403,45110.82% 5.8%
Indian:18,9310.15% 12.0%
Asian:524,1244.04% 50.2%
2+ races:246,7531.90% 38.2%
Hispanic:1,116,1308.60% 55.1%
Total non-White:3,309,38925.51% 26.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:294,979 11.3
Deaths:351,13313.5
Net Migration: -16,218-0.6
Net Immigration: 37,5641.4
Change in White population:-432,033 -3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:701,662 5.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
12,702,379
10,094,65279.47%
1,327,09110.45%
16,9090.13%
349,0032.75%
178,5951.41%
719,6605.67%
2,607,72720.53%

2000
12,281,054
10,322,45584.05%
1,202,4379.79%
14,9040.12%
220,9871.80%
113,0970.92%
394,0883.21%
1,958,59915.95%

1990
11,881,643
10,431,15687.79%
1,074,9859.05%
14,8220.12%
140,2011.18%
n/a
220,4791.86%
1,450,48712.21%

1980
11,863,895
10,588,85289.25%
1,035,9838.73%
8,5970.07%
70,5140.59%
n/a
153,5791.29%
1,275,04310.75%

1970
11,793,909
10,646,27290.27%
1,007,8568.55%
5,4860.05%
19,9100.17%
n/a
100,3370.85%
1,147,637 9.73%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
1,350,244 11.0
1,183,4489.6
-40,139-0.3
176,4981.4
-227,803 -1.9
649,128 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
1,540,054 13.0
1,262,44010.6
-289,055-2.4
132,0111.1
-108,701 -0.9
508,112 4.3
1980's
NumberRate
1,613,528 13.6
1,223,929 10.3
-301,319 -2.5
n/a
-157,696 -1.3
175,444 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-501,803 -4.3
n/a
-57,420 -0.5
127,406 1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennsylvania

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.8
2,664,562 20.5%
10,307,446 79.5%
2,434,405 18.8%
5,193,727
2.42
3,277,894 63.1%
2,431,979 74.2%
307,072 9.4%
1,915,833 36.9%

2010
NumberPercent
40.1
2,792,155 22.0%
9,910,224 78.0%
1,959,307 15.4%
5,018,904
2.45
3,261,307 65.0%
2,417,765 74.1%
324,578 10.0%
1,757,597 35.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.9
2,918,988 23.8%
9,362,066 76.2%
1,920,257 15.6%
4,779,186
2.48
3,225,707 67.5%
2,504,664 77.6%
291,013 9.0%
1,553,479 32.5%

1990
NumberPercent
35.1
2,796,942 23.5%
9,084,701 76.5%
1,829,711 15.4%
4,492,958
2.57
3,176,451 70.7%
2,547,386 80.2%
238,716 7.5%
1,316,507 29.3%

1980
NumberPercent
32.3
3,125,534 26.3%
8,738,361 73.7%
1,530,229 12.9%
4,220,660
2.74
3,147,809 74.6%
2,603,401 82.7%
219,907 7.0%
1,072,851 25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Pennsylvania

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units5,753,908 
Median Value$226,200 
Occupied5,193,72790.3%
Vacant560,1819.7%
Owned3,593,49069.2%
Rented1,600,23730.8%
Median Rent$1,110 
Single-Family Units4,352,66975.6%
    Detached3,267,75456.8%
    Attached1,084,91518.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units716,32112.4%
Mobile Homes207,1753.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pennsylvania

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000249,6774.8%
$10,000 to $14,999200,5553.9%
$15,000 to $19,999187,2953.6%
$20,000 to $24,999199,5993.8%
$25,000 to $29,999198,6143.8%
$30,000 to $34,999198,6933.8%
$35,000 to $39,999190,9643.7%
$40,000 to $44,999189,1213.6%
$45,000 to $49,999188,9653.6%
$50,000 to $59,999362,2827.0%
$60,000 to $74,999486,2719.4%
$75,000 to $99,999675,21913.0%
$100,000 to $124,999523,48610.1%
$125,000 to $149,999372,4237.2%
$150,000 to $199,999442,9138.5%
$200,000 or more527,65010.2%
Median Household Income73,170 
Per Capita Income41,234 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.92 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI289,0355.6%
Public Assistance172,9303.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps759,45514.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,441,15872.2%
Unemployed301,1924.0%
In Armed Forces8,3300.1%
Total Labor Force5,750,68076.4%
Not in Labor Force1,780,50523.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,371,8271,944,24655.0%
Non-Profit260,455524,27233.2%
Self-Employed333,182172,21465.9%
Local Government159,792221,44941.9%
State Government98,09596,48950.4%
Federal Government75,15954,53957.9%
Total Private + Self2,705,0092,116,46056.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.593,501896,74939.8%
Total3,298,5103,013,20952.3%
Pct. Govt.11.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,031,20516.3%
Sales and Office Occupations1,266,21820.0%
Professional, Technical1,584,75125.1%
Service Occupations1,043,74816.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing25,6660.4%
All others1,396,08922.1%
White Collar 61.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,060,54216.8%
Manufacturing730,82411.6%
Retail trade697,98911.0%
Educational services606,6349.6%
Professional, scientific, technical450,9477.1%
Construction379,3136.0%
Accommodation and food services372,3225.9%
Finance and insurance324,2275.1%
Transportation and warehousing315,5505.0%
Other services295,9194.7%
Public administration253,8904.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.226,6563.6%
Wholesale trade157,9892.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation113,7351.8%
Information97,8381.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing94,3741.5%
Utilities57,2210.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting54,8150.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction22,6220.4%
Management8,6040.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pennsylvania

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican170,4161.31%
Puerto Rican486,1153.74%
Cuban24,8840.19%
Dominican156,8731.21%
Total Central American66,8170.51%
Costa Rican4,5120.03%
Guatemalan20,8860.16%
Honduran15,7900.12%
Nicaraguan3,6280.03%
Panamanian5,1770.04%
Salvadoran16,5250.13%
Other Central American2990.00%
Total South American86,1050.66%
Argentinean7,1970.06%
Bolivian1,4010.01%
Chilean4,8880.04%
Colombian28,2800.22%
Ecuadorian19,5210.15%
Paraguayan8420.01%
Peruvian13,3740.10%
Uruguayan1,7970.01%
Venezuelan8,0090.06%
Other South American7960.01%
Other Hispanic63,8980.49%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian153,3341.18%
Chinese112,1680.86%
Vietnamese41,4520.32%
Korean37,8280.29%
Filipino27,4080.21%
Cambodian14,3260.11%
Bangladeshi6,9700.05%
Japanese5,6460.04%
Bhutanese4,9840.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English10,848,11588.2%
Spanish649,1645.3%
Other Indo-European196,4531.6%
German, other Germanic110,6790.9%
Chinese94,1070.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic86,8630.7%
Other Asian84,8350.7%
Other55,4840.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun54,9240.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,859,82722.0%
Irish1,947,93215.0%
Italian1,405,58010.8%
English1,008,9367.8%
Polish737,0865.7%
American577,2614.4%
Scottish184,0061.4%
French180,2651.4%
Slovak167,8791.3%
Russian154,2531.2%
European144,7201.1%
Dutch141,0121.1%
Welsh139,9641.1%
Scotch-Irish125,4191.0%
Pennsylvania German118,7160.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen12,570,02696.8%
Not a citizen419,1823.2%
Native12,047,40392.7%
Foreign-born941,8057.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pennsylvania

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
266,107 2.9%495,087 5.4%3,058,744 33.5%2,226,827 24.4%1,844,355 20.2%1,236,963 13.6%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 266,107 2.9%
9-12 Years 495,087 5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 3,058,744 33.5%
Some College 2,226,827 24.4%
Bach. Degree 1,844,355 20.2%
Grad Degree 1,236,963 13.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pennsylvania

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 5,813,626 5,494,648 318,978 5.5%
1991 5,842,308 5,438,628 403,680 6.9%
1992 5,896,240 5,456,086 440,154 7.5%
1993 5,897,213 5,489,882 407,331 6.9%
1994 5,892,404 5,518,897 373,507 6.3%
1995 5,900,114 5,553,074 347,040 5.9%
1996 5,985,354 5,655,469 329,885 5.5%
1997 6,061,227 5,749,516 311,711 5.1%
1998 6,064,109 5,779,955 284,154 4.7%
1999 6,093,273 5,820,567 272,706 4.5%
2000 6,105,746 5,848,149 257,597 4.2%
2001 6,178,910 5,882,822 296,088 4.8%
2002 6,214,546 5,869,306 345,240 5.6%
2003 6,157,934 5,808,101 349,833 5.7%
2004 6,212,835 5,878,612 334,223 5.4%
2005 6,256,646 5,943,890 312,756 5.0%
2006 6,297,967 6,002,759 295,208 4.7%
2007 6,346,585 6,057,646 288,939 4.6%
2008 6,439,790 6,096,818 342,972 5.3%
2009 6,400,242 5,890,076 510,166 8.0%
2010 6,360,610 5,838,503 522,107 8.2%
2011 6,381,745 5,886,742 495,003 7.8%
2012 6,449,034 5,955,413 493,621 7.7%
2013 6,419,834 5,962,128 457,706 7.1%
2014 6,389,071 6,010,081 378,990 5.9%
2015 6,423,156 6,076,403 346,753 5.4%
2016 6,458,892 6,114,644 344,248 5.3%
2017 6,421,997 6,101,861 320,136 5.0%
2018 6,432,163 6,145,962 286,201 4.4%
2019 6,496,793 6,206,712 290,081 4.5%
2020 6,387,877 5,807,945 579,932 9.1%
2021 6,445,367 6,058,976 386,391 6.0%
2022 6,479,079 6,196,385 282,694 4.4%
2023 6,518,352 6,295,656 222,696 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com


Migration Data for Pennsylvania

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From StateNumber of People
New York 284,396
New Jersey 280,836
Florida 168,074
Maryland 135,833
Virginia 89,687
California 82,738
Texas 81,543
Ohio 81,273
North Carolina 75,675
Delaware 65,322
Georgia 47,135
Massachusetts 38,719
South Carolina 34,419
Illinois 34,024
West Virginia 31,639
Outflows To (2011-2021)
To StateNumber of People
Florida 250,645
New Jersey 235,291
New York 204,959
Maryland 123,412
Texas 105,009
North Carolina 104,744
California 99,823
Virginia 97,596
Ohio 94,307
Delaware 80,268
Georgia 60,520
South Carolina 59,174
Massachusetts 41,296
Colorado 35,457
Arizona 33,984
Source for migration data: Internal Revenue Service -- https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
This data only includes persons who filed or are included as dependents on IRS tax returns.