Pennsylvania Profile and Statistics

Pennsylvania Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Pennsylvania had 4858509 total households with the average home having 2.46 residents and the average family coming in at 3.04.

Of those homes reported, 28.6% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 98509 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 319846 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Pennsylvania, 1405926 people live alone, and of that, 551477 are 65 and over.

There were 1518769 (31.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 1303557 (26.8%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Pennsylvania

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 11938301, 40.7 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.3 are spouses. There are 3499325 children, and 599054 comprise “other relatives.” 557959 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 256027 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Pennsylvania Census Marital Status data

In Pennsylvania, there are 4862401 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1632310 have never married; 2587491 are currently still married, but have separated. 96604 are legally separated, 395314 are divorced and 150682 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (5260693), 27.9% never married, 48% are married but separated while 2.4% are legally still separated. 9.7% are divorced and 11.9% are widowed.

Pennsylvania Fertility Rates and PA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Pennsylvania (PA): In the 2007 report, 149716 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Pennsylvania (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 50449 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 32 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 49 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 20 babies, while there were 98 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Pennsylvania Grandparents Statistics

There are 201469 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 78827 (39.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 63.1% are the grandmothers and 68.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 18421 have done it for less than a year; 19950 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 12271 handling things 3 or 4 years and 28185 doing the job 5 or more years.

Pennsylvania School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (PA)

In Pennsylvania, 3096168 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 183270 (5.9%) are in nursery or preschool; 144014 (4.7%) are in kindergarten, while 1234149 (39.9%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 689191 (22.3%) are slogging through High School, while 845544 (27.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 38.6% (3244109); 15.8% (1329793) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (8404685), 347785 (4.1%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 799719 (9.5%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 3244109 (38.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1264616 (15%) have some college experience but no degree; 599581 (7.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1329793 (15.8%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 819082 (9.7%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Pennsylvania is 9587101. Of that, 1072163 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 11440416 (100%) – of that, 1840175 (16.1%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1718396), 126660 (7.4%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (7942218), 1020695 (12.9%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1779802), 692820 (38.9%) have a disability.

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