Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 across 67 counties, a median home price of $294,099, and a median household income of $77,545.

Home price

$294,099

Income

$77,545

Cost of living

97.2

Income tax

3.07%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$294,099

Median gross rent$1,224

Median year homes here were built1965

Share of homes built before 198067.2%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%

Share of homes that are vacant9.2%

Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%

Typical monthly rent$1,602

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,475

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,214

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,849

Home insurance / yr$1,529

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2

Median household income$77,545

Family health premium / yr$25,241

Infant childcare / yr$13,354

Regular gas price / gal$4.117

Poverty rate11.6%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.8%

Unemployment rate4.1%

Share of adults in the labor force62.7%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%

Share of workers employed by government11.5%

Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%

Economic output per resident$77,418

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.26%

Top state income tax3.07%

Capital gains tax3.07%

Combined sales tax6.34%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.1 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4338422

Miles to nearest general aviation field6.8 mi

Airports with airline service located here13

General aviation airfields located here95

Passenger train stations and the railway network24

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 mi

Households without a vehicle10.3%

Traffic deaths19.4

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.4%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%

Public schools in the county2909

Public school enrollment1601367

Students per full-time teacher13.5

Free lunch eligible55.4%

Elementary schools1615

Middle schools539

High schools665

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above145

Two-year institutions76

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.5 mi

Health

Primary care physicians79

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county187

Hospitals here with an emergency department148

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4

Fine particulate matter8.6 µg

Without health insurance5.6%

Frequent mental distress16.4%

No leisure-time physical activity23.8%

Diagnosed diabetes11.6%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population13,078,751

Land area in square miles44,739

People per square mile of land291.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores2,537

Convenience stores1,491

Share living far from a food store16.4%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.8%

Population change since 2020+0.4%

Natural change per 1,000 residents-1

Net international migration per 1,000 residents2

Median age41.2 yrs

Share of residents under 1820.4%

Share of residents 65 and over19.5%

Share of households that are one person31.0%

Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%

Second languages12.4%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.9%

Congregations per 100,000 residents116

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0

Households that moved in275,714

Households that moved away288,829

Average income of arriving households$72,413

Average income of departing households$77,073

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4

Housing units authorised in the latest year25,709

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.5%

Violent crime rate246

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52°F

Annual precipitation39.6 in

Annual snowfall21.7 in

Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F12 days

Days at or below freezing118 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a

Frost-free days189 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$173

Electric utilities serving this county2

Electricity price per kWh20.4¢

Household electricity use846 kWh

Residential natural gas price$18.59

Homes heated by electricity25.3%

Homes heated by utility gas51.3%

Homes heated by propane5.1%

Homes heated by fuel oil14.0%

Homes heated by wood2.1%

Households with broadband92.1%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.3

Coastal flood risk17.2

Drought risk37.5

Landslide risk76.0

Hail risk47.5

Earthquake risk79.6

Tornado risk74.6

Tropical cyclone risk82.5

Extreme heat risk78.6

Winter weather risk88.2

Strong wind risk86.4

Wildfire risk38.7

Sports

Major pro teams based here7

NFL teams based here2

NBA teams based here1

MLB teams based here2

NHL teams based here2

MLS soccer teams based here1

Top-division college football teams3

Second-tier college football teams8

Affiliated minor league baseball teams6

AHL teams based here3

ECHL teams based here1

All 67 counties in Pennsylvania

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Philadelphia$243,100 Allegheny$227,600 Montgomery$436,700 Bucks$445,700 Delaware$332,200 Lancaster$301,100 Chester$485,600 York$248,600 Berks$257,300 Lehigh$300,400 Westmoreland$203,500 Luzerne$174,100 Northampton$308,600 Dauphin$236,400 Erie$177,000 Cumberland$277,600 Lackawanna$201,800 Washington$228,500 Butler$294,200 Monroe$267,600 Beaver$190,900 Centre$323,500 Franklin$249,800 Lebanon$242,000 Schuylkill$153,000 Cambria$121,000 Fayette$143,200 Blair$161,100 Lycoming$202,200 Mercer$164,000 Adams$268,500 Northumberland$162,400 Lawrence$147,200 Indiana$152,800 Crawford$153,200 Clearfield$137,000 Somerset$150,600 Carbon$211,400 Columbia$206,200 Armstrong$157,300 Pike$272,600 Bradford$187,500 Wayne$242,100 Venango$119,800 Bedford$179,000 Perry$236,400 Mifflin$156,700 Jefferson$139,700 Huntingdon$183,200 Union$240,100 Tioga$181,100 McKean$104,500 Snyder$215,300 Susquehanna$216,400 Warren$127,500 Clinton$175,900 Clarion$155,700 Greene$153,900 Elk$133,600 Wyoming$215,400 Juniata$217,000 Montour$248,100 Potter$153,100 Fulton$208,500 Forest$115,300 Sullivan$197,100 Cameron$88,900

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.