2024 ACS PUMS

Pennsylvania Census Data

A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Pennsylvania, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Pennsylvania is home to 13,078,751 people across 95 PUMAs, with a median household income of $77,667 and a median age of 41.4.

13,078,751

Population

$77,667

Median HH income

36.3%

Bachelor's+

$265,000

Median home value

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Pennsylvania at a glance, vs. the U.S.

Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.

Economic	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Median household income	$77,667	$83,310
Mean wage (workers)	$63,725	$66,223
Poverty rate	11.6%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.6%

Education	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	36.9%

Health	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Uninsured	6.2%	8.4%
Private insurance	69.6%	66.7%
Public insurance	39.0%	37.0%
With a disability	15.2%	14.1%

Commute	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Mean commute time	27 min	27 min
Drove to work	76.4%	78.5%
Public transit to work	4.3%	3.7%
Worked from home	13.9%	13.3%

Housing	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Median home value	$265,000	$390,221
Median gross rent	$1,260	$1,507
Rent as % of income	29.0%	30.6%
Homeownership rate	69.4%	65.1%
Median bedrooms	3	2.9
Median rooms	6	5.6
Median year built	1960	1976
Vehicles per household	1.7	1.8
No vehicle	10.1%	8.5%
Single-family detached	57.3%	62.1%
Broadband internet	92.9%	95.0%

Demographics	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population	13,078,751	340,110,990
Average age	41.4	39.8
Married (15+)	47.8%	47.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	20.0%
Black	10.1%	11.7%
Asian	4.2%	6.2%

Pennsylvania's 95 PUMAs

A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Below are every PUMA in Pennsylvania, ranked by population.

PUMA	Population	Median HH income	Bachelor's+
Butler County PUMA	199,271	$92,185	42.5%
Pittsburgh City (North) PUMA	197,716	$72,895	61.4%
Philadelphia City (Lower North and River Wards) PUMA	192,040	$54,824	37.0%
Northampton (South) & Lehigh (East) Counties--Bethlehem (East) & Easton Cities PUMA	183,989	$80,205	36.5%
Philadelphia City (Central and Lower Northeast) PUMA	182,970	$67,616	23.2%
Dauphin County (Central)--Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA	175,988	$69,545	31.4%
York County (Central)--York City & Shiloh PUMA	174,019	$65,991	30.7%
Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA	173,817	$81,220	24.4%
Cumberland County (East) PUMA	173,009	$95,941	49.0%
Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA	168,339	$63,758	20.7%
Monroe County PUMA	166,536	$76,144	23.7%
Delaware County (North)--Broomall PUMA	166,205	$139,901	68.7%
Lehigh County (South, Outside Allentown & Bethlehem Cities)--Emmaus Borough PUMA	165,160	$92,266	42.5%
Allegheny County (North)--Franklin Park Borough & Allison Park PUMA	164,716	$112,896	59.4%
Blair & Huntingdon Counties--Altoona City PUMA	163,497	$66,296	24.6%
Delaware County (East)--Yeadon, Lansdowne, Darby Boroughs & Drexel Hill PUMA	162,131	$69,951	38.7%
Allegheny County (East)--Monroeville Municipality, Plum & Wilkinsburg Boroughs PUMA	162,039	$64,976	41.3%
Centre County PUMA	160,413	$76,144	47.8%
Northampton County (North) PUMA	159,123	$100,510	35.1%
Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA	157,955	$99,494	80.4%
Montgomery County (Southern Central)--Norristown Borough PUMA	156,198	$101,525	50.7%
Berks County (East) PUMA	154,697	$91,372	30.3%
York County (South) PUMA	154,005	$99,799	27.3%
Philadelphia City (Northwest) PUMA	152,985	$82,235	57.1%
Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA	152,353	$57,869	21.8%
Erie City, Millcreek township, Lawrence Park Township & Wesleyville Borough PUMA	151,512	$55,534	33.7%
Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA	151,454	$66,803	18.6%
Lycoming & Clinton Counties PUMA	150,686	$61,930	25.5%
Delaware County (Southeast)--Chester City PUMA	149,556	$71,271	21.1%
Cumberland (West) & Perry Counties--Carlisle Borough PUMA	148,305	$76,550	29.0%
Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA	146,952	$60,103	19.8%
Lebanon County PUMA	144,882	$72,489	22.2%
Bradford, Tioga, Susquehanna & Sullivan Counties PUMA	144,819	$62,946	19.3%
Schuylkill County PUMA	144,414	$66,905	21.8%
Bucks County (Eastern Lower) PUMA	143,923	$97,159	38.2%
York County (North)--Weigelstown PUMA	143,741	$92,388	29.9%
Philadelphia City (Upper North) PUMA	143,058	$54,113	23.5%
Lancaster County (Southwest)--Columbia Borough PUMA	142,615	$86,296	42.2%
Bucks County (Southern Central) PUMA	142,499	$135,038	53.7%
Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA	140,835	$59,900	21.8%
Montgomery County (Northeastern Lower)--Willow Grove & Horsham PUMA	140,748	$130,856	61.4%
Philadelphia City (West and West Park) PUMA	140,656	$43,148	24.8%
Beaver County (South) PUMA	139,407	$71,068	29.6%
Carbon & Lehigh (North) Counties PUMA	137,590	$80,611	30.3%
Philadelphia City (South and Lower South) PUMA	137,155	$67,717	44.9%
Franklin County (Outside Washington Township & Waynesboro Borough) PUMA	136,100	$75,656	25.2%
Bucks County (Western Lower) PUMA	136,063	$101,220	34.6%
Chester County (East Central)--West Chester Borough PUMA	135,983	$141,120	68.5%
Venango, Jefferson, Clarion & Forest Counties PUMA	135,592	$58,884	19.6%
Somerset, Bedford & Fulton Counties PUMA	134,479	$61,727	18.5%
Washington County (North)--Washington City PUMA	133,470	$81,220	38.1%
Berks County (Northwest)--Wyomissing Borough PUMA	132,870	$95,454	32.5%
Philadelphia City (Far Northeast) PUMA	132,128	$60,915	33.8%
Lackawanna (Outside Greater Scranton City) & Wyoming Counties PUMA	131,578	$82,134	35.6%
Adams & Franklin (Southeast) Counties PUMA	131,095	$86,296	28.1%
Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA	130,831	$73,504	32.6%
Cambria County PUMA	129,910	$62,336	24.0%
Lancaster County--Lancaster City, East Lampeter, Lancaster & West Lampeter Townships PUMA	129,132	$78,783	38.7%
Montgomery County (Eastern Lower) PUMA	129,043	$101,728	58.2%
Allegheny County (South Central)--Baldwin & Whitehall Boroughs PUMA	128,529	$84,570	50.4%
Allentown City PUMA	127,050	$50,762	15.9%
Columbia & Luzerne (West) Counties--Bloomsburg Town & Berwick Borough PUMA	126,216	$67,006	26.5%
Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA	125,618	$89,342	50.9%
Fayette County PUMA	124,330	$60,915	19.3%
Philadelphia City (North) PUMA	123,343	$37,057	10.9%
Westmoreland County (West)--Greensburg City PUMA	123,084	$77,464	37.9%
Montgomery County (Western Upper)--Pottstown Borough PUMA	121,388	$101,525	43.9%
Allegheny County (South)--Bethel Park Municipality & Jefferson Hills Borough PUMA	121,137	$113,860	52.6%
Crawford & Warren Counties PUMA	119,635	$58,377	20.7%
Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA	118,972	$139,242	61.6%
Westmoreland County (East & South) PUMA	118,530	$67,006	23.3%
Philadelphia City (University-Southwest and Lower Southwest) PUMA	118,442	$33,991	29.1%
Lancaster County (Northwest)--Elizabethtown Borough PUMA	117,996	$97,464	38.8%
Erie County (Outer) PUMA	116,987	$83,586	28.2%
Montgomery County (Eastern Upper) PUMA	115,466	$122,845	46.4%
Dauphin County (Outer)--Hershey PUMA	115,430	$88,327	37.2%
Pittsburgh City (South) PUMA	115,092	$63,961	36.8%
Pike & Wayne Counties PUMA	113,304	$72,083	27.1%
Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA	112,543	$147,211	74.4%
Allegheny County (West) PUMA	112,496	$92,388	46.0%
Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA	111,149	$55,839	27.9%
Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA	110,346	$118,784	39.0%
Washington (South) & Greene Counties PUMA	110,314	$62,641	22.2%
Lawrence & Beaver (North) Counties--New Castle City PUMA	110,132	$65,991	25.3%
Chester County (South) PUMA	109,371	$135,475	49.7%
Westmoreland County (Northwest)--Murrysville Municipality & New Kensington City PUMA	109,270	$91,372	35.6%
Northumberland & Montour Counties PUMA	108,202	$64,976	22.3%
Bucks County (Upper) PUMA	107,914	$106,601	35.4%
Mercer County PUMA	107,884	$58,681	27.4%
Delaware County (West) PUMA	107,347	$126,906	49.3%
Allegheny County (Southeast)--West Mifflin Borough, McKeesport City & Munhall Borough PUMA	105,289	$54,824	19.5%
Montgomery County (Northern Central)--Lansdale Borough PUMA	104,880	$101,525	53.9%
Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA	104,034	$146,907	72.9%
Chester County (North) PUMA	102,046	$126,906	59.1%
Philadelphia City (North Delaware) PUMA	92,733	$55,839	17.2%

Pennsylvania Census data — FAQ

What is the population of Pennsylvania?+

According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 people, represented across 95 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).

What is the median household income in Pennsylvania?+

The median household income in Pennsylvania is $77,667 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.

How educated is Pennsylvania?+

36.3% of Pennsylvania residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.

Where does this Pennsylvania data come from?+

These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.

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