Median Household Income
$77,971
Median Home Value
$254,500
Median Gross Rent
$1,209/mo
Poverty Rate
11.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Homeownership Rate
69.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35.2%
Median Age
40.9
Population Over Time
Pennsylvania grew 2.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
12,758,729
2016
12,783,977
2018
12,791,181
2020
12,794,885
2022
12,989,208
2024
13,018,639
Business & Industry
Pennsylvania has 307,065 business establishments employing 5,713,846 people.
Health care and social assistance
39,602
Other services (except public administration)
37,221
Professional, scientific, and technical services
30,357
Accommodation and food services
29,187
Construction
28,752
Finance and insurance
16,829
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
16,519
Wholesale trade
12,804
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Pennsylvania
See all →Philadelphia1,593,208 people$61,953Pittsburgh303,843 people$65,742Allentown125,292 people$55,494Erie94,826 people$46,113Reading94,601 people$44,091Bethlehem76,555 people$68,879Scranton76,119 people$50,739Lancaster57,970 people$63,690Levittown51,152 people$105,071Harrisburg50,055 people$48,099York44,782 people$48,420Wilkes-Barre44,123 people$48,515Altoona43,821 people$51,250State College40,902 people$45,424Norristown35,712 people$66,701Bethel Park33,275 people$107,090Chester33,048 people$41,342Hazleton29,671 people$46,177Drexel Hill29,231 people$88,168Easton28,883 people$69,348Monroeville28,517 people$79,218Williamsport27,755 people$48,851Plum27,032 people$98,705Lebanon26,679 people$48,456King of Prussia24,423 people$117,912Pottstown23,356 people$60,828Allison Park22,701 people$113,822Chambersburg21,917 people$56,576New Castle21,863 people$42,219Baldwin21,266 people$80,983Carlisle20,846 people$61,720Murrysville20,820 people$121,823West Mifflin19,506 people$76,563West Chester19,016 people$78,385Lansdale18,727 people$88,229Phoenixville18,723 people$102,138Johnstown18,429 people$37,888McKeesport17,749 people$34,219Colonial Park16,891 people$73,105Hanover16,411 people$61,293Fullerton16,358 people$69,317Hermitage16,216 people$70,052Horsham15,683 people$94,987Franklin Park15,305 people$176,875Weigelstown14,960 people$73,722Whitehall14,909 people$89,404Greensburg14,876 people$64,914Hershey14,682 people$78,587Wilkinsburg14,340 people$46,416Dunmore14,082 people$71,302
Counties in Pennsylvania
Adams CountyAllegheny CountyArmstrong CountyBeaver CountyBedford CountyBerks CountyBlair CountyBradford CountyBucks CountyButler CountyCambria CountyCameron CountyCarbon CountyCentre CountyChester CountyClarion CountyClearfield CountyClinton CountyColumbia CountyCrawford CountyCumberland CountyDauphin CountyDelaware CountyElk CountyErie CountyFayette CountyForest CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGreene CountyHuntingdon CountyIndiana CountyJefferson CountyJuniata CountyLackawanna CountyLancaster CountyLawrence CountyLebanon CountyLehigh CountyLuzerne CountyLycoming CountyMcKean CountyMercer CountyMifflin CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMontour CountyNorthampton CountyNorthumberland CountyPerry CountyPhiladelphia CountyPike CountyPotter CountySchuylkill CountySnyder CountySomerset CountySullivan CountySusquehanna CountyTioga CountyUnion CountyVenango CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWestmoreland CountyWyoming CountyYork County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.