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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pennsylvania is $28,912, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Pennsylvania median household income is $53,115, which has grown by 32.44% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pennsylvania residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #21

Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.07%	$12,571, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.19%	$18,052, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.55%	$2,919, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.15%	$20,313, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$56,327, see rank	$56,900
Black	$32,606, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,491, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$65,319, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,103, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$39,831, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$30,604, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,642, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$24,552, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,435, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,855, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$34,938, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pennsylvania	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,351,296	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	4,999,729	48.30%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,387,872	67.76%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,797	0.10%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,383,075	67.67%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,072,496	90.82%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	310,579	9.18%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,611,857	32.24%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	5,351,567	51.70%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,120,530	58.31%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	657	0.01%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,119,873	58.30%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,873,984	92.12%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	245,889	7.88%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,231,037	41.69%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pennsylvania	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,826,933	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,465,894	76.64%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	511,242	8.77%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	320,222	5.50%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	224,476	3.85%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	78,194	1.34%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	226,905	3.89%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pennsylvania	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,946,480	-	143,435,233
Male¹	3,072,496	51.67%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,014,947	33.03%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	431,832	14.05%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	521,498	16.97%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19,780	0.64%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	264,751	8.62%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	630,933	20.53%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,873,984	48.33%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,153,092	40.12%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	610,612	21.25%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	923,754	32.14%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,302	0.22%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,202	0.22%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	167,335	5.82%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pennsylvania	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,946,480	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	85,917	1.44%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	339,420	5.71%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	725,132	12.19%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	166,806	2.81%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	699,680	11.77%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	301,443	5.07%, see rank	4.93%
Information	103,669	1.74%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	381,790	6.42%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	580,495	9.76%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,544,371	25.97%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	494,546	8.32%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	246,592	4.15%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	276,619	4.65%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pennsylvania	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,667,858	13.51%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	298,326	9.31%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.