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The Northeast > Pennsylvania > People

PENNSYLVANIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 62.3 [5th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 66% [15th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 71.8 [38th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 174.3 [7th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 6.2 [4th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 309.6 [10th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident) Pennsylvanian
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 49,000 [20th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.394 per 100 people [37th of 43]
Median Age 39.3 [6th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 58.5 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 12.1 % [28th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 35.8% [8th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 32.5% [5th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 22.4% [41st of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 6.1% [36th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 36.7 % [41st of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 20.7 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 27.2 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 32.2 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 13.2 % [18th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 7.2 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 38.6 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 14.7 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.8 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.1 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 2.2 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 10 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 4.7 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 1.8 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1.1 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 0.9 % [46th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 84.8 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 83.1 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 11.3 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 9.4 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 1.9 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 8.5 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 3.2 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 3.3 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 15.6% [3rd of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 80.3 % [4th of 51]
Percent of total population 4.06% [6th of 56]
Population 12,429,616 [6th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 148,562 [24th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 1.2% [47th of 52]
Population density 274 [10th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 105.8 humans/km² [11th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 274 humans/sq. mi [11th of 51]
Puerto Rican population > % Population in US > 1980 4.6% [5th of 15]
Puerto Rican population > 1980 91,802 [6th of 15]
Religion > No religion > Percent 12% [37th of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 10 [3rd of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 3,315,884 [5th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 27 [17th of 48]
Sex Ratio 93.2 [45th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 436,254 [14th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 195,788 [15th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,201,045 [14th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 9.663 per 100 people [21st of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 514,386 [12th of 51]
Total Native Americans 10,985 [34th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 88,835 [15th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 2.5% [13th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 3.4% [11th of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 592,000 [13th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.476 per 10 people [28th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 613,000 [11th of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.493 per 10 people [18th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 54 [26th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: Puerto Rican migration to New York; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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